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TG11N6: Group of white crystals with very sharp forms. They consist of two prisms, each with three alternating faces and the three terminal faces of a flat rhombohedron. The piece has minor matrix with small crystals of Pyrite. The sample is from a recent find in the El Hamman area.
El Hamman, Meknes Morocco (11/2008)
Specimen size: 6.3 × 6.2 × 4.3 cm = 2.5 × 2.4 × 1.7
Main crystal size: 6 × 1.6 cm = 2.4 × 0.6
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TJ62N6: Group of yellowish-white crystals with very sharp forms. They consist of two prisms, each with three alternating faces and the three terminal faces of a flat rhombohedron. The piece has minor matrix with small crystals of Pyrite. The sample is from a recent find in the El Hamman area.
El Hamman, Meknes Morocco (11/2008)
Specimen size: 5.7 × 5.3 × 4.9 cm = 2.2 × 2.1 × 1.9
Main crystal size: 5 × 1.4 cm = 2.0 × 0.6
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TG13N6: Group of white crystals with very sharp forms. They consist of two prisms each with three alternating faces and the three terminal faces of a flat rhombohedron. The sample is from a recent find in the El Hamman area.
El Hamman, Meknes Morocco (11/2008)
Specimen size: 8.2 × 6.7 × 4.3 cm = 3.2 × 2.6 × 1.7
Main crystal size: 6.5 × 1.8 cm = 2.6 × 0.7
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TK14N6: Group of white crystals with very sharp forms. They consist of two prisms with three alternating faces and the three terminal faces of a flat rhombohedron. The sample is from a recent find in the El Hamman area.
El Hamman, Meknes Morocco (11/2008)
Specimen size: 7.3 × 6.5 × 4 cm = 2.9 × 2.6 × 1.6
Main crystal size: 5.3 × 2.2 cm = 2.1 × 0.9
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TL63N6: Group of slightly yellowish crystals with very sharp forms. They consist of two prisms with three alternating faces and the three terminal faces of a flat rhombohedron. The piece has minor matrix with small crystals of Pyrite. The sample is from a recent find in the El Hamman area.
El Hamman, Meknes Morocco (11/2008)
Specimen size: 6.2 × 6.2 × 3.2 cm = 2.4 × 2.4 × 1.3
Main crystal size: 5.2 × 2.2 cm = 2.0 × 0.9
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TM16N6: Group of white crystals of Calcite with very well defined forms. The crystals consist of two prisms of three alternating faces and the three terminal faces of a flat rhombohedron but their surfaces are very rich in polycrystalline growths. They are on a matrix of botryoidal Goethite partially coated by small iridescent crystals of Pyrite. A very esthetic. piece from a recent find in the El Hamman area.
El Hamman, Meknes Morocco (11/2008)
Specimen size: 8.7 × 8.6 × 6.8 cm = 3.4 × 3.4 × 2.7
Main crystal size: 5.6 × 3.1 cm = 2.2 × 1.2
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TP16N6: Group of yellowish-white crystals of Calcite with very sharp forms. They consist of two prisms of three alternating faces and the three terminal faces of a flat rhombohedron. The piece has minor matrix with small crystals of Pyrite. The sample is from a recent find in the El Hamman area.
El Hamman, Meknes Morocco (11/2008)
Specimen size: 8.4 × 7.5 × 4.2 cm = 3.3 × 3.0 × 1.7
Main crystal size: 5.2 × 2.2 cm = 2.0 × 0.9
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MF60K9: Pyramidal growth of deep green cubic crystals of Fluorite. Partially covered by white Calcite.
El Hamman, Meknes Morocco
Specimen size: 8.2 × 8 × 4.2 cm = 3.2 × 3.1 × 1.7
Main crystal size: 4.5 × 4.5 cm = 1.8 × 1.8
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CG9G2: Tabular crystals, with rhombohedral terminations. Attached to the Calcite are Siderite crystals and Quartz. Very original and different from most Calcites and from a locality not previously known for its minerals.
AGM Mine, Akka, Tafraout Morocco (2004)
Specimen size: 3.5 × 2.6 × 3 cm = 1.4 × 1.0 × 1.2
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NG16L7: Nice Titanite crystal with well defined faces and edges, good brilliance and excellent toast brown color, with small and transparent green pistachio Epidote crystals. On matrix.
Imilchil, Anti-Atlas Morocco (2008)
Specimen size: 5.5 × 5 × 4 cm = 2.2 × 2.0 × 1.6
Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.5 cm = 0.5 × 0.2
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N40P: Doubly terminated very transparent Quartz with Siderite.
Taouz, Sahara Morocco (1998)
Specimen size: 4 × 6 cm = 1.6 × 2.4
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A lot of locals are digging in different areas around Mibladen trying to find fine Vanadinite specimens. Curiously the prices for the nicest specimens are actually higher than the prices were in the past. The reason for this could be that, even though many people are working there, not that many really good specimens have been found. Keeping an eye on the worldwide market situation we recommend these nice Vanadinite specimens for their quality, color or unusual crystal form.
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A14BA3: Vanadinite crystals well positioned on the matrix.
ACF shaft, Mibladen, Midelt Morocco (08/95)
Specimen size: 8 × 6 cm = 3.1 × 2.4
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E64CB3: More orange color than usual. Nice contrast with the white Barite matrix.
ACF shaft, Mibladen, Midelt Morocco (2001)
Specimen size: 5.2 × 5.4 cm = 2.0 × 2.1
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E87A: Very large esthetic specimen. The color is very intense and the luster very good.
ACF shaft, Mibladen, Midelt Morocco (05/2000)
Specimen size: 13 × 10.5 cm = 5.1 × 4.1
Main crystal size: 0.7 cm = 0.3
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At the beginning of 2006 for the first time this Fluorite appeared in Morocco. It is from an old mine 1700 meters high in a mountain near the Tounfit village. First samples found were good quality but it was in Ste. Marie 2006 where we saw, and purchased, an exceptional parcel with samples of two different crystallizations and also different color and luster.
Welcome to the market, Tounfit Fluorite! We are sure that for your quality and originality you will be famous!
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EY36M8: Group of beveled cubic crystals of very deep color and has mosaic growths on cube faces. The contact areas show a clearly zoned structure.
Tounfit, Boumia Morocco (2006)
Specimen size: 6.5 × 5.6 × 1.9 cm = 2.6 × 2.2 × 0.7
Main crystal size: 3 × 2.5 cm = 1.2 × 1.0
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EJ17H6: Very aerial group of cubic crystals that have very sharp and bright faces and edges. The violet color is exceptionally intense and it even hides, due to its intensity, the magnificent transparency, visible under an intense spotlight.
The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine Mineralogical Record on page 480 in the volume 37, number 5.
Tounfit, Boumia Morocco (2006)
Specimen size: 6 × 4.8 × 2.8 cm = 2.4 × 1.9 × 1.1
Main crystal size: 2.6 × 1.8 cm = 1.0 × 0.7
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EG59J1: Group of crystals of considerable size bigger than usual, with a rare double habit. There are two phases of growth very well marked by their intensity of color. The first inner phase is bright and deep violet, and the second phase, more whitish and less bright, in which there are the cube and the triangular faces of the octahedron, that allow the presence of the vertexes of the primitive octahedron similar to small pyramid on a plane.
Tounfit, Boumia Morocco (2006)
Specimen size: 16.5 × 16 × 9 cm = 6.5 × 6.3 × 3.5
Main crystal size: 5.7 × 5.7 cm = 2.2 × 2.2
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The bad news for all of us who have enjoyed all the marvellous specimens from the Touissit mining area is that it has recently stopped production and only a few workers are still there, looking after the pumps. So it is possible that no more quality samples from this mine will be produced in the future.
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E56EI7: Flattened, prismatic crystals, one of them dominant. They have very well-defined faces and edges and yellowish brown shades, on a Galena matrix.
Puit IX, Touissit, Oujda Morocco (1997)
Specimen size: 5.3 × 5.1 × 4.2 cm = 2.1 × 2.0 × 1.7
Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.6 cm = 0.9 × 0.6
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KR49M3: Phosgenite crystal with excellent transparency, color and luster, and with well defined prism and terminal faces. Some upper faces show totally natural corroded structures, but the crystal is totally undamaged.
The specimen is from the James Catmur collection and well send the label to the buyer.
Puit IX, Touissit, Oujda Morocco (1997)
Specimen size: 5.6 × 3.5 × 3 cm = 2.2 × 1.4 × 1.2
Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.4 cm = 0.9 × 0.6
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A74BG4: Group of parallel prismatic crystals of good size and yellow color, which grew on a first generation of Anglesite, more opaque due to inclusions.
Puit IX, Touissit, Oujda Morocco (02/1995)
Specimen size: 8 × 4.5 × 7.2 cm = 3.1 × 1.8 × 2.8
Main crystal size: 4 × 2.5 cm = 1.6 × 1.0
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A26ARI7: Deep yellow, tabular crystals whose faces and edges are very well defined. They are on a matrix of white rhombohedral crystals of Dolomite. This kind of specimen is very difficult to obtain today because good Wulfenite was very scarce from Touissit.
Sidi Amer, Touissit, Oujda Morocco (03/1996)
Specimen size: 9.5 × 9 × 5.2 cm = 3.7 × 3.5 × 2.0
Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.7 cm = 0.3 × 0.3
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A discovery in 2004 in Imiter, a locality well-known for samples of Silver and Proustite, brought to light some specimens of Acanthite especially important for the size and shape of its crystals, in this case pseudo-octahedral, and not pseudo-cubic, as is usual.
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EK69L9: A novelty from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show. Uniaxial and parallel growths of octahedral Acanthite pseudomorphous after Argentite crystals. With very well defined faces and edges, these specimens have an exceptional luster, much better than other Acanthite specimens from Imiter we have seen before.
The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine Rivista Mineralogica Italiana on page 190 in number 2008/3.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (12/2007)
Specimen size: 3.9 × 2.9 × 2.4 cm = 1.5 × 1.1 × 0.9
Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.2 × 0.1
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EF89L9: A novelty from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show. Uniaxial and parallel growth of octahedral Acanthite pseudomorphous after Argentite crystals. With very well defined faces and edges, these specimens have an exceptional luster, much better than other Acanthite specimens from Imiter we have seen before. On the back side of the sample one can see small Pyrite and Calcite crystals.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (12/2007)
Specimen size: 4 × 4 × 2.5 cm = 1.6 × 1.6 × 1.0
Main crystal size: 2.5 × 2 cm = 1.0 × 0.8
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EH40L9: A novelty from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show. Uniaxial and parallel growth of octahedral Acanthite pseudomorphous after Argentite crystals. With very well defined faces and edges, these specimens have an exceptional luster, much better than other Acanthite specimens from Imiter we have seen before. On the back side of the sample one can see small Pyrite crystals.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (12/2007)
Specimen size: 5 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm = 2.0 × 1.3 × 0.9
Main crystal size: 1.3 × 0.7 cm = 0.5 × 0.3
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EL80L9: A novelty from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show. Uniaxial and parallel growth of good sized octahedral Acanthite pseudomorphous after Argentite crystals. With very well defined faces and edges, these specimens have an exceptional luster, much better than other Acanthite specimens from Imiter we have seen before. On the back side of the sample one can see small Pyrite and Calcite crystals.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (12/2007)
Specimen size: 4.3 × 4.1 × 3.3 cm = 1.7 × 1.6 × 1.3
Main crystal size: 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.4 × 0.3
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EG50L9: A novelty from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show. Uniaxial and parallel growth of good sized octahedral Acanthite pseudomorphous after Argentite crystals. With very well defined faces and edges, these specimens have an exceptional luster, much better than other Acanthite specimens from Imiter we have seen before.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (12/2007)
Specimen size: 5.7 × 4.3 × 2 cm = 2.2 × 1.7 × 0.8
Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.2 cm = 0.7 × 0.5
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EJ60L9: A novelty from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show. Uniaxial and parallel growth of good sized octahedral Acanthite pseudomorphous after Argentite crystals. With very well defined faces and edges, these specimens have an exceptional luster, much better than other Acanthite specimens from Imiter we have seen before.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (12/2007)
Specimen size: 7.8 × 2.8 × 1.8 cm = 3.1 × 1.1 × 0.7
Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.2 cm = 0.7 × 0.5
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MF6J7: A perfect miniature with some fine sharp octahedral crystals, one of them dominant, whose faces and edges are very much defined as usual on the samples from the locality.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (09/2005)
Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.2 × 1.7 cm = 1.1 × 0.9 × 0.7
Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.1 cm = 0.6 × 0.4
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MN56K9: Well defined octahedron of Acanthite pseudomorph after Argentite, with two small Acanthite crystals in parallel growth.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (09/2005)
Specimen size: 2.3 × 2.1 × 1.5 cm = 0.9 × 0.8 × 0.6
Main crystal size: 2 × 1.6 cm = 0.8 × 0.6
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EF14K9: Octahedral group of well defined Acanthite crystals, pseudomorph after Argentite.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (09/2005)
Specimen size: 2.8 × 1.5 × 1.6 cm = 1.1 × 0.6 × 0.6
Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.3 cm = 0.6 × 0.5
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EH16J7: A perfect miniature with a fine sharp octahedral crystal whose faces and edges are very much defined as usual on the samples from the locality.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (09/2005)
Specimen size: 2 × 1.7 × 1.5 cm = 0.8 × 0.7 × 0.6
Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.5 cm = 0.7 × 0.6
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ML36G5: A group of octahedral crystals, very well shaped, aerial and, which is quite rare on the samples from Imiter, they are lustrous. All over the piece there are a lot of small red Proustite crystals.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (09/2005)
Specimen size: 2.5 × 1.1 × 1.4 cm = 1.0 × 0.4 × 0.6
Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm = 0.2 × 0.2
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ME26J7: A perfect miniature with two fine sharp octahedral crystals whose faces and edges are very much defined as usual on the samples from the locality.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (09/2005)
Specimen size: 2.2 × 2 × 1.3 cm = 0.9 × 0.8 × 0.5
Main crystal size: 1.8 × 1.1 cm = 0.7 × 0.4
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EA49G1: One of the top specimens of the lot. Pseudo-octahedral crystals with an excellent definition of faces and edges and an aerial disposition all on a matrix partially covered by little Quartz crystals making them especially esthetic. Only very, very few samples of this find are with matrix!
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (2005)
Specimen size: 6.5 × 2.5 × 3 cm = 2.6 × 1.0 × 1.2
Main crystal size: 1.1 × 0.9 cm = 0.4 × 0.4
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EC17J0: Very esthetic miniature. A very aerial group of cubic crystals, exceptionally bright for the locality.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (09/2005)
Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm = 0.9 × 0.7 × 0.6
Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.3 cm = 0.3 × 0.1
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EK11G1: A good thumbnail. The pseudo-octahedral crystals forming the group have an excellent definition and an especially esthetic disposition.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (2005)
Specimen size: 1.6 × 1.2 × 1.5 cm = 0.6 × 0.5 × 0.6
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EC63G1: The crystals of this group are pseudo-octahedral and very aerial and they have an excellent definition and an especially esthetic disposition.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (2005)
Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.6 × 1.5 cm = 0.9 × 0.6 × 0.6
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EH36G1: An excellent group, very aerial and with optimal definition of its crystals.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (2005)
Specimen size: 2.3 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm = 0.9 × 0.6 × 0.6
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EF6G1: On one side it looks like a single crystal but a simple turn shows the superposition of two pseudo-octahedra. Crystals have excellent definition.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas Morocco (2005)
Specimen size: 1.9 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm = 0.7 × 0.6 × 0.6
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E84LA5: The small pink rosettes associated with the main crystals are a second generation of Erythrite.
Bou Azzer area Morocco (06/2000)
Specimen size: 4.5 × 5 cm = 1.8 × 2.0
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MA81: Intense color and luster.
Bou Azzer area Morocco (06/2000)
Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.5 cm = 2.2 × 1.8
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EN83: Brilliant crystals in a Quartz pocket.
Bou Azzer area, Ouarzazate Morocco (06/2000)
Specimen size: 7.2 × 7 cm = 2.8 × 2.8
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M821D: The color and luster is the best for this mineral.
Bou Azzer area, Ouarzazate Morocco (06/2000)
Specimen size: 6 × 5.5 cm = 2.4 × 2.2
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M24LA7: Large crystals of this lustrous Erythrite on Skutterudite matrix.
Bou Azzer area, Ouarzazate Morocco (06/2000)
Specimen size: 7 × 4.5 cm = 2.8 × 1.8
Main crystal size: 1.5 cm = 0.6
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M47MB5: Good color and size for this specimen. The small pinkish rosettes are Erythrite too.
Bou Azzer area, Ouarzazate Morocco (06/2000)
Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.6 cm = 2.0 × 1.4
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M93DA5: The crystal is flat but is perfect, very large and the best possible color. Very esthetic.
Bou Azzer area, Ouarzazate Morocco (06/2000)
Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.5 cm = 1.9 × 1.4
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NF13G8: Crystals, of good size, are lenticular and have a very deep color in contrast with the pinkish-white tones of its base of Cacite on the dark rocky matrix.
Arhbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate Morocco (2003)
Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.2 × 2.7 cm = 2.0 × 1.3 × 1.1
Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.1 × 0.1
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EV56K1: This very esthetic specimen has two concentrations of Roselite-beta crystals. They are very well defined and have a magnificent luster and an excellent, very deep, color. They are on a matrix of pink Dolomite crystals.
Arhbar Mine, Bou Azzer area, Ouarzazate Morocco (02/2007)
Specimen size: 4.6 × 2.7 × 3.1 cm = 1.8 × 1.1 × 1.2
Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.1 × 0.1
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ND60I7: Lenticular crystals of excellent luster and color in a vug in a matrix of pink Dolomite. With the Roselite there are also dark botryoidal groups of Heterogenite.
Arhbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate Morocco (2003)
Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.2 × 3.2 cm = 1.9 × 1.3 × 1.3
Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.3 cm = 0.2 × 0.1
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