Azurite with Dolomite

Specimen ID: YPG-1MV

Title
Azurite with Dolomite
Locality
As recorded:
Touissit, Touissit District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region  Morocco
Dimensions
70mm x 39mm x 38mm
Description
Parallel growth of two very sharp Azurite crystals that are translucent, on matrix, with a very deep color with vivid transparencies and reflections and on rhombohedral Dolomite crystals with limonite coatings. A classic from Touissit, very probably, one of the latest to be incorporated in the Daunis collection by Daunis? wife Maria. We?ll send to the buyer an old commercial label that is with the sample. Touissit, Touissit District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region  Morocco Specimen size: 7 × 3.9 × 3.8 cm = 2.76” × 1.54” × 1.50” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.6 cm = 0.47” × 0.24”
Previous data
Mineral(s)
Dolomite, AzuriteNone listed
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Reference: DR37AG3 Parallel growth of two very sharp Azurite crystals that are translucent, on matrix, with a very deep color with vivid transparencies and reflections and on rhombohedral Dolomite crystals with limonite coatings. A classic from Touissit, very probably, one of the latest to be incorporated in the Daunis collection by Daunis’ wife Maria. We’ll send to the buyer an old commercial label that is with the sample. Touissit, Touissit District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region  Morocco Specimen size: 7 × 3.9 × 3.8 cm = 2.76” × 1.54” × 1.50” Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.6 cm = 0.47” × 0.24”
Jordi Fabre - 16th March 2022
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