Cobaltoan Calcite

Aggregate, on Quartz matrix, of very acute scalenohedral crystals with rhombohedral terminations. They are between transparent and translucent and have a color between deep pink and mauve, with a second generation of crystals with the same morphology, but with orange shades. Agoudal Mines, Agoudal, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Morocco (2013) Specimen size: 13.2 × 6.3 × 4.3 cm = 5.2” × 2.5” × 1.7” Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.4 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”