Cuprite (Var: Chalcotrichite)

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Locality: Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour District, Djebel Saghro (Jbel Saghro), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

5.5 x 4 x 3.7 cm specimen of gossanous matrix with numerous intricate crystals of cuprite var. chalcotrichite. Under magnification it looks like a scene out of a science fiction movie!

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