Cobaltoan Calcite (fluorescent)

Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Small Cabinet, 5.7 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm
Start Time: 12/21/2017 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/04/2018 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Beautiful, gemmy and lustrous, carnation-pink, nailhead cobaltoan calcite scalenohedrons cover the mounded matrix on this very rich and showy small cabinet from the Aghbar Mine. The crystals reach about 1.3 cm. An excellent 360-degree specimen with only one broken crystal noted in the interior. Classic and colorful Moroccan calcite with bright orange-pink fluorescence.

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