Calcite (Var: Cobalt-bearing Calcite), Calcite, Pyrite

Specimen ID: KWP-PRL

Mineral(s)
Calcite (Var: Cobalt-bearing Calcite) : (Ca,Co)CO3
Calcite : CaCO3
Pyrite : FeS2
Locality
Mindat locality:
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Irregular aggregate of crystals formed by a short prism with six faces and a flattened terminal rhombohedron, with vertical parallel growths all along the prism. The crystals are bright and have a deep and uniform mauve color.Agoudal Mines, Agoudal, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, MoroccoFound in 2012Specimen size: 8 × 7.5 × 3.3 cm = 3.1” × 3.0” × 1.3”Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.5 cm = 0.7” × 0.6”Fluorescence short UV & low fluorescence long UV
Jordi Fabre - 9th August 2012

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Irregular aggregate of crystals formed by a short prism with six faces and a flattened terminal rhombohedron, with vertical parallel growths all along the prism. The crystals are bright and have a deep and uniform mauve color.Agoudal Mines, Agoudal, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate, MoroccoFound in 2012Specimen size: 8 × 7.5 × 3.3 cm = 3.1” × 3.0” × 1.3”Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.5 cm = 0.7” × 0.6”Fluorescence short UV & low fluorescence long UV
Jordi Fabre - 9th August 2012
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