Mineral Specimens - page 10
Moroccan Copper minerals

ND16P2: Group of complex doubly terminated crystals formed by parallel polycrystalline growths. The group has a small sandstone matrix.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.4 × 4.1 cm = 1.9” × 1.3” × 1.6”

Main crystal size: 4 × 1.9 cm = 1.6” × 0.7”

NR16P2: Group of crystals, some of them doubly terminated, very bright and of very well defined faces and edges. Some of the terminations have smooth faces while others are polycrystalline.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 3.5 × 2.9 × 2.2 cm = 1.4” × 1.1” × 0.9”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1 cm = 0.9” × 0.4”

NH46P2: Group of complex doubly terminated crystals formed by polycrystalline parallel groups. The group is on sandstone matrix.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 6 × 4 × 2.8 cm = 2.4” × 1.6” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 6 × 3.1 cm = 2.4” × 1.2”

NA36P2: Floater group of very acute crystals of very well defined faces and edges, extraordinarily bright and with deep blue reflections and transparent areas.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 4.3 × 3.2 × 1.8 cm = 1.7” × 1.3” × 0.7”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.4 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”

NY66P2: Crystals of very well defined faces and edges, very bright, of deep blue color and transparent on their edges. They are on sandstone matrix.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 4 × 3.6 × 3.5 cm = 1.6” × 1.4” × 1.4”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 0.8 cm = 0.9” × 0.3”

NZ96P2: Floater growth of crystals, most of them doubly terminated, of very well defined faces and edges, an excellent luster and a deep blue color.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 4.2 × 3 × 2.9 cm = 1.7” × 1.2” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 2.9 × 2 cm = 1.1” × 0.8”

NX86P2: Floater polycrystalline and parallel group of doubly terminated crystals of very well defined faces and edges. They have an intense luster and a deep blue color.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 3.2 × 3.2 × 3.3 cm = 1.3” × 1.3” × 1.3”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.8 cm = 0.7” × 0.3”

NK69P2: A growth of two generations of Azurite crystals. One of them has bigger very well defined crystals of very deep, almost black color, and the second one is formed by small very acute crystals of an intense blue color and extraordinarily bright and transparent. They are on sandstone matrix.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 4.6 × 3.4 cm = 2.8” × 1.8” × 1.3”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 0.6 cm = 0.6” × 0.2”

NJ16M5: Partially parallel growth of much enlarged prismatic crystals showing two kinds of surfaces. While some of them have smooth and bright faces and a dark color, others are rough and have a lighter color.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 7.2 × 2.6 × 1.7 cm = 2.8” × 1.0” × 0.7”

NV66M5: Parallel and floating growth of doubly terminated crystals, on matrix, with very well defined faces and edges and with excellent color and luster.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 4.1 × 3 × 3.8 cm = 1.6” × 1.2” × 1.5”

Main crystal size: 4.1 × 1.9 cm = 1.6” × 0.7”

NY56M5: Parallel and floating growth of doubly terminated crystals of very well defined faces and edges and with excellent color and luster.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.9 × 1.1 cm = 1.1” × 1.1” × 0.4”

NB56M5: Parallel and floating growth, on matrix, of doubly terminated crystals with very well defined faces and edges and with excellent color and luster.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.7 × 1.8 cm = 1.3” × 1.1” × 0.7”

NM66L7: Very aerial group of thin prismatic Azurite crystals, some of them doubly terminated. Many of the Azurite crystals have been partial or totally replaced by Malachite.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.7 × 1.8 cm = 1.7” × 1.5” × 0.7”

Main crystal size: 3.6 × 0.4 cm = 1.4” × 0.2”

NL76L7: Azurite specimen with sharp and very bright faces and edges with parallel growths. The transparency and deep blue color are visible under an intense light. The crystal has grown into a matrix vug that protects it.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.4 × 4.2 cm = 2.0” × 1.7” × 1.7”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.3 cm = 0.6” × 0.5”

NM7L7: Azurite specimen with sharp and very bright faces and edges with parallel growths. The transparency and deep blue color are visible under an intense light. The crystal has grown into a matrix vug that protects it.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 8 × 7.1 × 6.7 cm = 3.1” × 2.8” × 2.6”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.5 cm = 0.6” × 0.6”

NC57L7: Parallel growths of short prismatic crystals, on matrix, partially replaced by Malachite. With good luster and intense deep blue color visible under an intense light.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 6 × 4 × 2.7 cm = 2.4” × 1.6” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1 cm = 0.5” × 0.4”

TF86L3: Very aerial doubly terminated Azurite crystal group, showing a fibrous surface and different blue tones. A very complete miniature that has a very fascinating architecture.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (10/2007)

Specimen size: 3.5 × 3.5 × 2.1 cm = 1.4” × 1.4” × 0.8”

Main crystal size: 2.8 × 1.2 cm = 1.1” × 0.5”

TJ63G2: A group of prismatic crystals with bright faces and an excellent color. A nice miniature, which is very representative of the locality.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2004)

Specimen size: 3.3 × 3.1 × 1.5 cm = 1.3” × 1.2” × 0.6”

Main crystal size: 2.8 × 1.5 cm = 1.1” × 0.6”

TH26L0: Group of translucent Azurite crystals with intense luster, some of them doubly terminated, with well defined faces and edges. Prism faces are predominent. Deep blue color very visible when a focus light passes through the specimen crystals.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (10/2007)

Specimen size: 3.5 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm = 1.4” × 1.0” × 0.7”

Main crystal size: 1.6 × 0.9 cm = 0.6” × 0.4”

TF86L0: Group of translucent Azurite crystals with intense luster, one of them is dominant and partially doubly terminated, with a flattened prism and perfect terminations, very rich on well defined faces. Its blue color is very deep.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (10/2007)

Specimen size: 3.4 × 3 × 2.8 cm = 1.3” × 1.2” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 2.8 × 1.5 cm = 1.1” × 0.6”

TB66H1: It’s a floating doubly-terminated crystal having complex multiple terminations. Color and luster are excellent.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2004)

Specimen size: 5.6 × 2.3 × 1.2 cm = 2.2” × 0.9” × 0.5”

TF76G2: A group of parallel crystals, well terminated and on matrix, which is very uncommon in specimens from this locality.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2004)

Specimen size: 4.9 × 4.6 × 3.5 cm = 1.9” × 1.8” × 1.4”

NC10G7: Little prisms composing a single crystal with a very sharp termination. It is bright, has an excellent color and is very well placed on the typical sandstone matrix of the deposit.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2005)

Specimen size: 11.5 × 7.5 × 7.2 cm = 4.5” × 3.0” × 2.8”

Main crystal size: 2.8 × 2.2 cm = 1.1” × 0.9”

A89CNI7: Esthetic druse of prismatic crystals that have very well defined faces and edges an exceptional luster. They are on a Limonite matrix.
Puit IX, Touissit, Oujda  Morocco (02/1995)

Specimen size: 8.8 × 6.7 × 4 cm = 3.5” × 2.6” × 1.6”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

EG27D5: Large Azurite crystal, floater and complete on all its sides, pretty sharp, very representative for the locality.
Puit IX, Touissit, Oujda  Morocco (±1982)

Specimen size: 5 × 3.3 × 1.3 cm = 2.0” × 1.3” × 0.5”

EC61L9: Group of Azurite crystals showing curved faces and edges, on a small Limonite matrix. Really good color and excellent luster. The specimen is from a recent find at this mine relatively near to Touissit, that hasn't produced significant samples in the last twenty years.
Bou Beker, Touissit District, Oujda  Morocco (03/2008)

Specimen size: 4 × 2.6 × 1.9 cm = 1.6” × 1.0” × 0.7”

EA60L9: A floater formed by a terminated group of Azurite crystals, with curious curvatures. Really good color and excellent luster. The specimen is from a recent find at this mine relatively near to Touissit, that hasn't produced significant samples in the last twenty years.
Bou Beker, Touissit District, Oujda  Morocco (03/2008)

Specimen size: 3.5 × 1.9 × 1.2 cm = 1.4” × 0.7” × 0.5”

EB61L9: A floater formed by a terminated group of Azurite crystals, with small concretions and parallel growth. Really good color and excellent luster. The specimen is from a recent find at this mine relatively near to Touissit, that hasn't produced significant samples in the last twenty years.
Bou Beker, Touissit District, Oujda  Morocco (03/2008)

Specimen size: 3.7 × 3.4 × 2.4 cm = 1.5” × 1.3” × 0.9”

ED13L9: Group of short prismatic colorful Azurite crystals partially covered by Dolomite. Really good color. The specimen is from a recent find at this mine relatively near to Touissit, that hasn't produced significant samples in the last twenty years.
Bou Beker, Touissit District, Oujda  Morocco (03/2008)

Specimen size: 5.5 × 2.8 × 2.5 cm = 2.2” × 1.1” × 1.0”

EF63L9: Group of prismatic crystals with parallel growth and several recrystalizations, partially covered by Malachite and with an excellent color. The specimen is from a recent find at this mine relatively near to Touissit, that hasn't produced significant samples in the last twenty years.
Bou Beker, Touissit District, Oujda  Morocco (03/2008)

Specimen size: 5.9 × 4.6 × 2.8 cm = 2.3” × 1.8” × 1.1”

EE63L9: Group of prismatic crystals with parallel growth and several recrystalizations, partially covered by Malachite. The specimen is from a recent find at this mine relatively near to Touissit, that hasn't produced significant samples in the last twenty years.
Bou Beker, Touissit District, Oujda  Morocco (03/2008)

Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.2 × 2.8 cm = 2.0” × 1.7” × 1.1”

EG64L9: Flattened prismatic crystals, some of them grouped in bundles, with parallel growth and several recrystallizations, partially covered by Malachite and with an excellent color. The specimen is from a recent find at this mine relatively near to Touissit, that hasn't produced significant samples in the last twenty years.
Bou Beker, Touissit District, Oujda  Morocco (03/2008)

Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.1 × 2.6 cm = 2.2” × 1.6” × 1.0”

EH26L9: Prismatic crystals of Azurite with very sharp faces and edges. On a small matrix with Malachite with an excellent color. The specimen is from a recent find at this mine relatively near to Touissit, that hasn't produced significant samples in the last twenty years.
Bou Beker, Touissit District, Oujda  Morocco (03/2008)

Specimen size: 7.7 × 4.3 × 3 cm = 3.0” × 1.7” × 1.2”

NC96K6: Excellent sample from Bou Beker, a locality that you mustn’t confuse with Touissit. It is a group of crystals, some of them doubly terminated and better defined than usual for the locality, on a Malachite matrix.
Bou Beker, Touissit District, Oujda  Morocco (1988)

Specimen size: 6.9 × 5 × 3.8 cm = 2.7” × 2.0” × 1.5”

Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.6 cm = 0.7” × 0.2”

E76ZI7: Groups of short prismatic crystals. They are very bright and have an exceptional color that enhances the contrast with the matrix of white Quartz. Oumjrane (or Oumjerane) is less well known than Touissit and it produced few very interesting specimens.
Oumjrane Mine, Alnif  Morocco (1996)

Specimen size: 8.6 × 6.5 × 6.6 cm = 3.4” × 2.6” × 2.6”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

E86CBE6: This one has the typical electric blue of the Azurite from Oumjrane. In this case it also is notable for the aerial crystals, its completeness on all four sides, and the contrast with the white Quartz matrix. There is also some Malachite that adds a little more color.
Oumjrane Mine, Alnif  Morocco (1996)

Specimen size: 5.6 × 4.2 × 2.8 cm = 2.2” × 1.7” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 1.3 cm = 0.9” × 0.5”

TA46N0: A novelty for Tucson 2009. From a new Moroccan locality, not yet well determined. Azurite forms groups of small crystals, almost globular, on a Quartz matrix and taller crystals, flattened, with parallel groups and multiple terminations. On the lower part, these crystals are partially coated by a material that, analyzed, , is a melange of clay, chalky powder and some kind of submicrocrystalline copper phosphate.
Tafraout, Azilal, Beni Mellal  Morocco (10/2008)

Specimen size: 5.9 × 4.2 × 4.8 cm = 2.3” × 1.7” × 1.9”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.6 cm = 0.4” × 0.2”

TF16N0: A novelty for Tucson 2009. From a new Moroccan locality, not yet well determined. Azurite, on Quartz matrix, forms flattened crystals with parallel growths and multiple terminations. On the lower part, these crystals are partially coated by a material that, analyzed, is a melange of clay, chalky powder and some kind of submicrocrystalline copper phosphate.
Tafraout, Azilal, Beni Mellal  Morocco (10/2008)

Specimen size: 5 × 3.8 × 2.7 cm = 2.0” × 1.5” × 1.1”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

TD27N0: A novelty for Tucson 2009. From a new Moroccan locality, not yet well determined. Azurite, on Quartz matrix, forms flattened crystals with parallel growths and multiple terminations. The luster and the color are very good.
Tafraout, Azilal, Beni Mellal  Morocco (10/2008)

Specimen size: 7 × 6.4 × 5.1 cm = 2.8” × 2.5” × 2.0”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

TE12N0: A novelty for Tucson 2009. From a new Moroccan locality, not yet well determined. Azurite forms groups of small crystals, almost globular, on a Quartz matrix that has a curious coating that, analyzed, is a melange of clay, chalky powder and some kind of submicrocrystalline copper phosphate.
This specimen was photographed for the ‘what’s new at Tucson 2009’ section of the magazine ‘Mineralien Welt’ and appears on page 7 of number 3/2009.
Tafraout, Azilal, Beni Mellal  Morocco (10/2008)

Specimen size: 4.7 × 4.2 × 3 cm = 1.9” × 1.7” × 1.2”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.1” × 0.0”

TJ27N0: A novelty for Tucson 2009. From a new Moroccan locality, not yet well determined. Azurite, on Quartz matrix, forms flattened crystals with parallel growths and multiple terminations. The luster and the color are very good.
Tafraout, Azilal, Beni Mellal  Morocco (10/2008)

Specimen size: 9.6 × 8 × 3.5 cm = 3.8” × 3.1” × 1.4”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.2” × 0.2”

NR6L7: Spherical group formed by a thick packaging of acicular crystals. The color is more clear at the edges, with a velvety appearance. On matrix.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 2.8 × 2.6 cm = 1.8” × 1.1” × 1.0”

NK46N4: Esthetic and fine fan growths of acicular crystals with color zoning and a very well marked velvet luster, on matrix.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 6.2 × 4.6 × 3.5 cm = 2.4” × 1.8” × 1.4”

NP56N4: Esthetic and fine fan growths of acicular crystals with color zoning and a very well marked velvet luster, on matrix.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 5.8 × 3.7 × 3.5 cm = 2.3” × 1.5” × 1.4”

NM46M5: Fan-shaped growth of crystals between fibrous and acicular, on matrix. Curving of the crystals produces changes in luster and color conferring a velvet aspect to the piece.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 4.1 × 2.1 × 2.2 cm = 1.6” × 0.8” × 0.9”

NL46M5: Fan-shaped growth of crystals between fibrous and acicular, on matrix. Curving of the crystals produces changes in luster and color conferring a velvet aspect to the piece.
Kerrouchen, Khénifra  Morocco (2007)

Specimen size: 5.5 × 4.5 × 4.7 cm = 2.2” × 1.8” × 1.9”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 1.7 cm = 0.9” × 0.7”

A13C: Completely pseudomorphosed these former Azurite crystals now only show their crystal form, standing upright on their Dolomite matrix. The velvet green Malachite has replaced them completely.
Puit IX, Touissit, Oujda  Morocco (1999)

Specimen size: 6.5 × 6 × 5.8 cm = 2.6” × 2.4” × 2.3”

EF61J8: Although they were previously known, we can consider those specimens a novelty. The group is arborescent and coated by secondary copper species (mainly Malachite) and crystals of Cuprite which are small deformed octahedrons.
Oumjrane Mine, Alnif, Er Rachidia  Morocco (02/2007)

Specimen size: 6.7 × 6.7 × 4.6 cm = 2.6” × 2.6” × 1.8”