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Spherocobaltite

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Spherocobaltite

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Description
Locality: 
Bou Azzer Mine, Amerzgane, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 8.5 × 4.5 cm
Description

This is a very interesting combination of three beautiful and rare minerals:

Sharp red spherocobaltite crystals (SEM-EDS analysed) with beautiful gemmy roselite crystals and green globular cobaltaustinite very rich on matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spherocobaltite

Formula: 
CoCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Daniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Spherocobaltite
Analysis Report - only: Spherocobaltite