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Aragonite (Var: Plumboan Aragonite) : CaCO3

Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco

2.5cm x 3.0cm x 2.6cm
Cluster of white/tan crystals Purchased from Rocks of Ages in Tucson 2007. Collection of Danny Jones.
 © Danny JonesPhoto ID: 193417    View Count: 64

Aragonite (Var: Plumboan Aragonite) : CaCO3

Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco

Sample crystallized with 3x3,5x3,5cm - August of 2000
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 50803    View Count: 301

Aragonite (Var: Plumboan Aragonite) : CaCO3

Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco

Sample crystallized with 9x7x5cm - February of 2006
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 58831    View Count: 235

Aragonite (Var: Plumboan Aragonite) : CaCO3

Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco

Larger crystal with 6mm - August of 2000
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 189563    View Count: 66

Aragonite (Var: Plumboan Aragonite) : CaCO3

Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco

Group of twinned crystals of this rare plumbian variety of Aragonite. They are very well defined and have neat color zonating. They are white on the top and practically uncolored on the prism. They are on a matrix with small crystals of Dolomite.
Touissit Mine, Oujda, Morocco.
Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.4 × 2.5 cm
Main crystal size: 1.9 × ...
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 200467    View Count: 52

Aragonite (Var: Plumboan Aragonite) : CaCO3

Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco

4.8 x 3.4 x 2.4 cm. Tarnowitzite is the familiar name for plumboan (lead-rich) aragonite (which of course is a polymorph of calcite). It is uncommon, good crystals being known from under 10 localities worldwide (including Tsumeb). This specimen from Morocco is unusually aesthetic for the species, with sharp, glistening crystals jutting up from ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 216439    View Count: 45

Aragonite (Var: Plumboan Aragonite) : CaCO3

Pit No. 9, Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco

Its prismatic crystals have a perfect crystallization, but we call attention on its degree of transparency, very uncommon, on this plumbian variety of Aragonite. It’s also interesting to enhance the contrast with Limonite matrix with little acicular crystals of Malachite.
Puit IX, Touissit Morocco
Found in 1998
Specimen size: 2.9 x 3.1 ...
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 67433    View Count: 251

Aragonite (Var: Plumboan Aragonite) : CaCO3

Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia

This is a super miniature featuring a barrel-shaped, doubly-terminated tarno perched on a small knoll of matrix. It is very aesthetic, very lustrous, and has a pleasing stark white color more obvious in person since 3-dimensional white minerals like this are hard to photograph 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 53675    View Count: 223

Multiple photos availableAragonite (Var: Plumboan Aragonite) : CaCO3

Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia

Lustrous pearly white Tarnowitzite crystals to 25m in length forming a pretty display specimen ideal for small cabinet display.

Size: 50mm x 70mm x 40mm
 © Crystal ClassicsPhoto ID: 69021    View Count: 423

Aragonite (Var: Plumboan Aragonite) : CaCO3

Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia

A stellar example of this lead-rich aragonite species, with exquisite symmetry! 8 x 6 x 6 cm

 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 18558    View Count: 409
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