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Mogánite

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Mogánite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Dakhla, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region, Morocco
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

A perfectly fossilized elongated spiral gastropod (snail) shell has been pseudomorphosed by white moganite (a very rare SiO2 modification) and lustrous, translucent, golden-orange chalcedony.

The specimen is complete and really eye-catching !. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mogánite

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Colour: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Mogán, Gran Canaria (Grand Canary), Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

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