AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Morocco > Skutterudite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 72445 |
Mineral: | Skutterudite |
Locality: | Tamdrost Mine, Bou Azzer District, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, Morocco |
Description: | Lustrous silver-metallic cubo-octahedral skutterudite crystals on the top edge of a crystallized mass of metallic skutterudite and calcite. The octahedral faces of the skutterudite crystals have a brighter luster than the cubic faces. Collected ca. 1995 |
Overall Size: | 6x4x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 5-15 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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