Specimen #2026

Name: Cobaltoan Calcite (fluorescent)

Type: Mineral

Locality: Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 9.5 x 7.3 x 7.0 cm

Weight: 441

Acquired: 2010-07-09

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: N

Comment: Glassy, lustrous, pleasing pink and light brown, dogtooth, cobaltoan calcite crystals totally cover the sculptural, mounded matrix on this striking and excellent specimen from Bou Azzer. A preferential coating of second-generation, drusy, pastel-pink cobaltoan calcite is evident on the backside. Periphery wear is noted on one side of the knob, but is a modest detraction. Fine, bi-colored, cobaltoan calcite from recent finds. Beautiful reddish-orange fluorescence.

Minerals: Calcite (CaCO₃)

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Cobaltoan Calcite, Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate Prov., Morocco - 9.5 x 7.3 x 7.0 cm

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Cobaltoan Calcite, Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate Prov., Morocco