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TTW-VGXKintoreite PbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Bukov Mine, Rožná deposit, Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech RepublicDimensions: 5 cm x 3 cm x 3 cm
Field of View: 673 μm
Largest Crystal Size: 50 μm
I collected this specimen on a field trip to Bukov in 2013. I could not identify the very tiny geen cristals visually. The EDS confirmed it to be Kintoreite.
processing facilities
Imiter mine, Imiter mining district, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Moroccoprotected by barbwire, no chance for collectors to enter the mine at all and "almost" no chance for worker to haul out any specimens
secured aera with the crusher
Imiter mine, Imiter mining district, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Moroccoshafthead frame
Imiter mine, Imiter mining district, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Moroccoancient mining area
Imiter mine, Imiter mining district, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Moroccoold relicts of the first miners (Middle Age)
Imiter I open pit
Imiter mine, Imiter mining district, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, MoroccoImiter I open pit
Imiter mine, Imiter mining district, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Moroccoopen pit with access to the different underground levels