Spectacular specimen of coronadite (analyzed) from this classic mine in southern Morocco. It consists of numerous globular and botryoidal aggregates of this manganese oxide with lead. The matrix is ​​barye and galena. A very aesthetic and good-sized specimen.

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Idiomorphic cerussite crystals, rich in faces, lustrous, translucent, and with intense UV-LW light response. On a matrix of baryte crystals.

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Idiomorphic cerussite crystals, rich in faces, lustrous, translucent, and with intense UV-LW light response. On a matrix of baryte crystals.

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An excellent specimen of quartz, with a slight smoky tone, which presents very aesthetic "window" geometric growths. Doubly terminated and with complex crystallography. With inclusions.

The first specimens were found in the mines of Aït-Ahmane between 2014 and 2015. The best ones reached the market around 2017. They are twinned crystals of remarkable perfection for the species, formed by intergrowths of djurleite and chalcocite. No better specimens have been found in the area and probably worldwide.
Although some relatively recent analytical results (see mindat) indicated that they were crystals of djurleite only, others indicated that they were mixtures of both species. Realistically, djurleite and chalcocite often appear together in the same crystal, and one can even transform into the other depending on the physical-chemical conditions present. For this reason I have preferred to preserve the name of both species. Interesting article: Pósfai-Buseck Amer. Min. 1994.

A very faceted tabular crystal of wulfenite. It stands out for its deep blue colour, which is unusual for this species. It belongs from the Bou Skour mine, where crystals of this type have been obtained, but they are usually very small, around a millimetre. This one measures 8 mm...

Floating specimen of copper, formed by dendritic to arborescent aggregates of copper crystals.

Native copper specimen formed by various rounded and flattened copper crystals, in arborescent to dendritic growths. It is accompanied by a minor quartz matrix.

Native copper specimen formed by various rounded copper crystals, in arborescent to dendritic growths.

Very defined barite crystal, with shapes of different orthorhombic prisms truncated by pinacoidal faces. The transparence is excellent. From this classic Moroccan mine for baryte crystals.

Group of prismatic arfvedsonite crystals, with parallel growth, striated faces and polycrystalline terminations, very shiny and dark green, almost black in color. Accompanied by minor feldspar as a matrix.

Group of prismatic arfvedsonite crystals, with parallel growth, striated faces and polycrystalline terminations, shiny and dark green, almost black in color. They are partially covered with feldspar. A curious specimen...

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Group of prismatic arfvedsonite crystals, with parallel growth, one of them very elongated, striated faces and polycrystalline terminations, shiny and dark green, almost black, on a feldspar matrix.

Group of prismatic arfvedsonite crystals, with parallel growth, striated faces and polycrystalline terminations, shiny and dark green, almost black in color. In feldspar matrix. Nowadays it is difficult to get these samples.

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Group of prismatic arfvedsonite crystals, with parallel growth, striated faces and polycrystalline terminations, shiny and dark green, almost black in color. In feldspar matrix. Nowadays it is difficult to get these samples.

Group of skutterudite crystals of very good size, exceptional brilliance and forming parallel growths that resemble a rosette. An excellent piece from this classic Moroccan locality that surpasses many of the specimens I have seen.

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On a matrix formed by orthoclase crystals, numerous titanite crystals are arranged, yellowish olive green in color, transparent to translucent, with brilliance and defined faces and edges. A classic specimen from this Moroccan mining area.

This specimen is totally different from those that we usually see in the market of this Moroccan locality. The matrix is a group of quartz crystals, with a soft amethyst tone, and partially covered with chalcedony, in tiny, shiny crystals. On this matrix there is a large group of goethite crystals, lanceolate, dark brown in color and also covered with chalcedony. But millimeter quartz crystals stand out above them, most of them doubly terminated. I had never seen specimens that looked like this. Very interesting.

Radial aggregates of needle like erythrite crystals. They stand out from the goethite matrix.

Radial aggregates of needle like erythrite crystals. They stand out from the goethite matrix.

Radial aggregates of needle like erythrite crystals. They stand out from the goethite matrix.

Espécimen muy rico formado por numerosos agregados de cristales aciculares blancos (transparentes) de picrofarmacolita, acompañados de eritrita rosada rica en Mg (hörnesita), junto con farmacolita y sainfeldita. En matriz. Estos ejemplares fueron extraídos de la mina Bou Azer en febrero de 2018. Son muy estéticos bajo aumento, con buen tamaño para colección.

Radial aggregates of needle like erythrite crystals. They stand out from the goethite matrix.

A rich group of epidote crystals of a very good size and an intense green, almost black color. The crystals show very well defined prism faces of different orders. This crystal shape is quite unusual for this Moroccan locality.

Cerussite specimens from the Mibladen area are usually yellowish. In this specimen from the Seroka collection we can see very brilliant and transparent crystals and the largest ones are cyclically twinned. This type of specimen is not common in this area. It fluoresces weakly yellow under UV light.

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