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Aragonite (cyclic-twinned pseudohexagonal crystals) from Tazouta, Sefrou Province, Fès-Boulemane, Morocco

 
Aragonite (cyclic-twinned pseudohexagonal crystals) from Tazouta, Sefrou Province, Fès-Boulemane, Morocco

DESCRIPTION:No. 57053
Mineral:Aragonite (cyclic-twinned pseudohexagonal crystals)
Locality:Tazouta, Sefrou Province, Fès-Boulemane, Morocco
Description:Prismatic transparent-to-translucent brown aragonite crystal with smaller crystals on the side. The specimen is a floater, fully crystallized all around with no point of attachment. The aragonite is pseudohexagonal form, the result of cyclic twinning. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection
Overall Size:3.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:1-32 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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