Chenevixite with Malachite, Azurite

specimen number:
2341218

location:
Bou Beker, Touissit-Bou Beker, Jerada, Oriental, Morocco

description:
Very fine rich crystallized bluish green chenevixite quite nice across the top of matrix with azurite and minor malachite. Most of the chenevixite appears to be coating for her bladed azurite crystals. In great condition. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Jan Erik Larsen.

Bou Beker is a prominent mining locality situated within the Touissit-Bou Beker district of the Jerada Province in the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco. Historically celebrated for its extensive industrial extraction operations, this area forms part of a major regional ore deposit located near the Algerian border. It is globally renowned among mineral collectors and geologists for producing exceptional specimens of various secondary carbonate and oxidation minerals.

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