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Imiterite

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Imiterite

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Description
Locality: 
Imiter Mine, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm
Description

Very rich specimen of rare mineral imiterite from type locality. Many crystals up to 2mm!!! Crystals are lustrous and undamaged. Very fine specimen for microphotography. Matrix is very contrastive dolomite. Pure imiterite with only one prousite crystal.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Imiterite

Formula: 
Ag2HgS2
Strunz: 
2.BD.05
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Imiter Mine, Imiter District, Djebel Saghro (Jbel Saghro), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco