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EB52AC2: A novelty at Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2015. Very aerial aggregate of very sharp acute Azurite crystals that are bright with a very vivid color (even under daylight) that extraordinarily resembles the Milpillas “electric blue.” With the Azurite there are small white Barytes and Malachite aggregates. From a new find in the Oumjrane area, possibly from some of the old works of this zone. These crystals have a luster and color that is superior to the previously known azurites from Morocco. This specimen was photographed for the ‘Ste.-Marie-aux-Mines 2015’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 10 of number 5/2015
Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (04-05/2015)
Specimen size: 5.8 × 3.6 × 3.5 cm = 2.28” × 1.42” × 1.38”
Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.6 cm = 0.55” × 0.24”
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