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EX89W2: A novelty at St. Marie 2012. Parallel and divergent aggregates, on limonite matrix, of elongated crystals that are very acute and have good terminations. They are between transparent and translucent, and are bright with an intense and uniform sky blue color. This specimen was photographed for the Ste.-Marie-aux-Mines 2012 section of the magazine Mineralien Welt and appears on page 85 of number 5/2012
Jebel Ouichane mines, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Nador Province, Oriental Region Morocco (01-04/2012)
Specimen size: 7.3 × 6.5 × 5.8 cm = 2.87” × 2.56” × 2.28”
Main crystal size: 7.1 × 1.7 cm = 2.80” × 0.67”
Fluorescence short UV & minor fluorescence long UV
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