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Anglesite from Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco

 
Anglesite from Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco

Anglesite from Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco

Anglesite from Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco

Anglesite from Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Anglesite from Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco

DESCRIPTION:No. 76811
Mineral:Anglesite
Locality:Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco
Description:Lustrous transparent pale-yellow anglesite crystals with remnants of gray sulfide matrix on the bottom. The anglesite crystals are tabular prisms with pointed chisel-shaped terminations, and fluoresces orange under longwave illumination. Originally acquired ca. 1980
Overall Size:19x15x13 mm
Crystals:1-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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