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Roselite On Quartz

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Roselite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Taghouni Mine, Taghouni, Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.5 × 3.5 cm
Description

Uncommon locality specimen of magenta red crystals of roselite richly covering a matrix of prismatic quartz crystals. I bought it directly from miners in the Taghouni Mine the day they were extracted: September/2nd/2015.

Taghouni is not so well known for roselite but very good crystals have been found there.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Roselite

Formula: 
Ca2(Co2+,Mg)(AsO4)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CG.10
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Rappold Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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