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JFD134AO5: This is one of the first fluorites I saw from the El Hammam Mine, which at that time was off limits, in a very isolated place. It was an adventure to find out where the deposit really was, go there, and get specimens from the miners, although the specimens were almost always very beaten up due to the miners' lack of knowledge. Things have changed a lot since then and the current miners are much more careful. This is the one I was able to save for my collection from that remote time.
El Hammam, Ait Mimoune, Khémisset Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region Morocco (1985)
Specimen size: 11.2 × 9.1 × 3.7 cm = 4.41” × 3.58” × 1.46”
Main crystal size: 2.4 × 1.9 cm = 0.94” × 0.75”
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