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Calcite (cobalt-rich) from Bou Azzer District, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco

 
Calcite (cobalt-rich) from Bou Azzer District, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco

Calcite (cobalt-rich) from Bou Azzer District, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco

DESCRIPTION:No. 65718
Mineral:Calcite (cobalt-rich)
Locality:Bou Azzer District, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco
Description:Lustrous vivid-purple translucent rhombohedral calcite crystals lining a shallow cavity in gray matrix. The intense color of the calcite crystals is caused by cobalt impurities and a frequently labeled as Cobaltoan Calcite (an invalid mineral name). Ex. D. Miller collection #M1169
Overall Size:4x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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