Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite

Specimen ID: D0K-5Q7

Title
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite
Locality
As recorded:
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco
Dimensions
34mm x 17mm x 11mm
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Description
A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths, on a limonite matrix, of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and with white Calcite coatings, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine). Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021) Specimen size: 3.4 × 1.7 × 1.1 cm = 1.34” × 0.67” × 0.43”
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Reference: TB13AN2 A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths, on a limonite matrix, of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and with white Calcite coatings, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine). Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021) Specimen size: 3.4 × 1.7 × 1.1 cm = 1.34” × 0.67” × 0.43”
Jordi Fabre - 8th February 2022
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