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Agate Psm Aragonite

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Agate Psm Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Kerrouchene, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.9 × 8.4 × 3.6 cm
Description

A second exceptional Agate for this auction: a spray of ragonite was completely replaced by agate. You still can see the silhouette of this aragonite group at the lower base and it´s red and brown framing shows a very good contrast to the light ivory color of the agate. This material is very rare and hard to obtain . should be high valued for this very uncommon pseudomorph cast.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Agate

Variety Of: 

Chalcedony

Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain