Proustite

specimen number:
8911096

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

description:
Beautiful lustrous gemmy deep red crystals of proustite measuring to 0.4 cm in size scattered across the top of a dark matrix. Micro-damage present but minimal, the color contrast on this makes it very attractive. Overall in good condition. 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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