Quartz on Fluorite with Calcite
specimen number:
2341041
location:
El Hammam Mine, Ait Mimoune Caidat, Khemisset Cercle, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco
description: The El Hammam Mine, located in the central part of Morocco within the Meknes Prefecture region, is a major industrial and mineralogical locality with commercial mining operations dating back to the 1930s. Geologically, the deposit is hosted within fold
A large sharp cubic crystal of fluorite 6.0 cm on edge in a cluster with numerous smaller fluorite crystals. This cluster is entirely coated with sparkling micro crystals of colorless quartz. Minor calcite is present. This is in good condition all around and comes with a label from the collection of Jan Erik Larsen.
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