Mineral: Djurleite-Chalcocite intergrowth
Locality: Aït Ahmane (auxiliary shaft), Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Dimensions: 9.5 x 10 x 7.5 cm / main crystal: 4.9 cm

Description: Mass: 214 g MIM number:1758 Intact hexagonal tabular crystals of dark greyish metallic color, with moderate local bluish-blackish iridescences, developed on a thin serpentine-clinochlore matrix. The largest crystal has a hoppered structure made of hexagonal tablets. Photographer: FMI / James Elliott;

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