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NQ6AM5: Short prismatic crystals of Brochantite, larger than others known from this locally, many of them doubly terminated, with good luster and a very deep green color. On matrix, associated with Malachite of a lighter green color. The specimen is from the Pedro Hernández collection.
Bou Beker, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region Morocco
Specimen size: 5 × 4.1 × 2.8 cm = 1.97” × 1.61” × 1.10”
Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.16” × 0.08”
Former collection of Pedro Hernández
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