Proustite

specimen number:
8911071

location:
Bouismas Mine, Tansifte Caidat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora, Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

description:
Brilliant deep red lustrous translucent crystals of proustite measuring to 0.5 cm in length across the top of matrix. Richly crystallized, slight micro-damage present. Very good quality for the species. The specimen comes with a previous label from the Alton collection.

The Bouismas Mine, situated within the renowned Bou Azzer mining district of the Central Anti-Atlas Mountains in Morocco, is an underground operation with a history tied to the region's mid-twentieth century and later industrial and artisanal extraction of cobalt, nickel, and associated rare elements. Geologically, the deposit is hosted within complex Precambrian serpentinites and fault-fill vein systems associated with the major Pan-African suture zone, where hydrothermal activity driven by multi-phase tectonic events deposited an array of metallic ores.

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