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Carles Curto Text: Carles Curto (formerly curator of the Geology Museum, Barcelona) & Jordi Fabre
Assistance from John S. White (former Smithsonian curator)
John S. White

 

 

Chronicle of the Sainte
Marie Virtual 2021

 

 



Funny Christophe Gobin and Bryan Swoboda (BlueCap Productions) - Ste. Marie 2015
Where is the Show please? - Ste. Marie 2006
Endearing - Ste. Marie 2016
Funny Christophe Gobin and
Bryan Swoboda (BlueCap Productions)
- Ste. Marie 2015
Where is the Show please?
- Ste. Marie 2006
Endearing
- Ste. Marie 2016

MOROCCO


H'mani Ali son - Ste. Marie 2008
Full of mines! - Ste. Marie 2005
Publicity is crucial and FMF a loyal supporter - Ste. Marie 2012
Morocco is arriving - Ste. Marie 2012
H'mani Ali son - Ste. Marie 2008 Full of mines!
- Ste. Marie 2005
Publicity is crucial and FMF a loyal
supporter - Ste. Marie 2012
Morocco is arriving - Ste. Marie 2012


Silver with Calcite and Löllingite
Silver with Calcite and Löllingite. Silver with Calcite and Löllingite.
 

TF28AN2: Dendritic aggregates and isolated cubic Silver crystals with extraordinarily well defined and very lustrous faces and edges. On a rock matrix with small crystals of Löllingite, and with Calcite, which has been acid-etched.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.8 × 0.8 cm = 0.94” × 0.71” × 0.31”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.08” × 0.08”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV



Silver with Löllingite and Calcite
 

TF2AN2: Dendritic aggregates and isolated cubic Silver crystals with extraordinarily well defined and very lustrous faces and edges. On matrix, with small crystals of Löllingite and Calcite that has been acid-etched.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 5.5 × 3 × 2.7 cm = 2.17” × 1.18” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.08” × 0.08”




Silver with Löllingite and Calcite. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Silver with Löllingite and Calcite. Detail
Detail
Silver with Löllingite and Calcite. Rear
Rear
Silver with Gypsum and Calcite
Silver with Gypsum and Calcite. Silver with Gypsum and Calcite.
Silver with Gypsum and Calcite.
 

TJ90AN2: Isolated cubic Silver crystals with extraordinarily well defined and very lustrous faces and edges. On matrix, with Gypsum and Calcite that has been acid-etched.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 5.6 × 3.7 × 3.1 cm = 2.20” × 1.46” × 1.22”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.12” × 0.08”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV



Gold (spinel twin)

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TY87AN2: Very stylized parallel growths of Gold crystals with sharp crystal morphology, dominated by octahedron forms, with distinct spinel-law twinning and excellent terminations.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 1.5 × 0.5 × 0.3 cm = 0.59” × 0.20” × 0.12”

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.5 grams



Gold (spinel twin). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold (spinel twin). Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold (spinel twin)
Gold (spinel twin). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold (spinel twin). Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TG26AN2: Very stylized parallel growths of Gold crystals with sharp crystal morphology, dominated by octahedron forms, with distinct spinel-law twinning and excellent terminations.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 2.1 × 0.8 × 0.4 cm = 0.83” × 0.31” × 0.16”

With analysis copy

Weight: 2.4 grams



Malachite xx with Dolomite and Quartz
Malachite xx with Dolomite and Quartz  

CB96AN2: Parallel growths of equant crystals of primary Malachite, with good luster and a very deep and uniform color, on matrix with Dolomite.
The specimen comes from the Carles Curto collection (number 1978.14), whose label and computer catalogue entry we will send to the buyer.
Jebel Irhoud, Youssoufia Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 4.6 × 2.8 × 2.6 cm = 1.81” × 1.10” × 1.02”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.39” × 0.31”

Former collection of Carles Curto (duplicates)



Malachite xx with Dolomite and Quartz. Malachite xx with Dolomite and Quartz.
Fluorite with Baryte
Fluorite with Baryte. Fluorite with Baryte.
 

TJ49AN2: Cubo-octahedral Fluorite crystals beveled by dodecahedron forms with a rough appearance due to fine polycrystalline growths. Translucent, with a very deep color, on a matrix of Baryte crystals.
Jebel Saghro, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 8.7 × 8.4 × 5.1 cm = 3.43” × 3.31” × 2.01”

Main crystal size: 3.3 × 2.6 cm = 1.30” × 1.02”




Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite
 

TB13AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths, on a limonite matrix, of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and with white Calcite coatings, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine).
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021)

Specimen size: 3.4 × 1.7 × 1.1 cm = 1.34” × 0.67” × 0.43”

Calcite and Cerussite fluorescent long & short UV



Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite.
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Front
Front
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Rear
Rear
 

TZ16AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths, on a limonite matrix, of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and with white Calcite coatings, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine).
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021)

Specimen size: 5.6 × 3.5 × 2.6 cm = 2.20” × 1.38” × 1.02”

Calcite and Cerussite fluorescent long & short UV



Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite
 

TT36AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths, on a limonite matrix, of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and with white Calcite coatings, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine).
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021)

Specimen size: 5.9 × 4 × 2.4 cm = 2.32” × 1.57” × 0.94”

Calcite and Cerussite fluorescent long & short UV



Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Front
Front
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Rear
Rear
Malachite with Cerussite
Malachite with Cerussite. Front
Front
Malachite with Cerussite. Rear
Rear
Malachite with Cerussite. Malachite with Cerussite.
 

TR66AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths, on a limonite matrix, of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and with white Calcite coatings, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine).
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021)

Specimen size: 5.9 × 5.1 × 3.3 cm = 2.32” × 2.01” × 1.30”

Cerussite fluorescent long & short UV



Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite
 

TK16AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths, on a limonite matrix, of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and with white Calcite coatings, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine).
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021)

Specimen size: 6.1 × 2.6 × 1.4 cm = 2.40” × 1.02” × 0.55”

Calcite and Cerussite fluorescent long & short UV



Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Front
Front
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Rear
Rear
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite.
 

TQ13AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths, on a limonite matrix, of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and with white Calcite coatings, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine).
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 4 × 3.4 cm = 2.52” × 1.57” × 1.34”

Calcite and Cerussite fluorescent long & short UV



Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite
 

TQ66AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths, on a limonite matrix, of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and with white Calcite coatings, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine).
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021)

Specimen size: 7 × 4.6 × 3.6 cm = 2.76” × 1.81” × 1.42”

Calcite and Cerussite fluorescent long & short UV



Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Front
Front
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Side
Side
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite.
Malachite with Cerussite
Malachite with Cerussite. Front
Front
Malachite with Cerussite. Side
Side
Malachite with Cerussite.
 

TF36AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths on a limonite matrix of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine).
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021)

Specimen size: 7.5 × 4.2 × 3 cm = 2.95” × 1.65” × 1.18”

Cerussite fluorescent long & short UV



Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite
 

TV27AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths, on a limonite matrix, of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and with white Calcite coatings, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine).
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021)

Specimen size: 8.2 × 5.6 × 4.3 cm = 3.23” × 2.20” × 1.69”

Calcite and Cerussite fluorescent long & short UV



Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite.
Malachite with Cerussite
Malachite with Cerussite. Front
Front
Malachite with Cerussite. Rear
Rear
Malachite with Cerussite. Malachite with Cerussite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TP48AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths on a limonite matrix of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine).
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021)

Specimen size: 9.2 × 7.2 × 3.7 cm = 3.62” × 2.83” × 1.46”

Cerussite fluorescent long & short UV



Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite
 

TC97AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths, on a limonite matrix, of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and with white Calcite coatings, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine).
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021)

Specimen size: 10.6 × 6.3 × 5.3 cm = 4.17” × 2.48” × 2.09”

Calcite and Cerussite fluorescent long & short UV



Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Front
Front
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Rear
Rear
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite.
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Front
Front
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Side
Side
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Rear
Rear
Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite.
 

TM87AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths, on a limonite matrix, of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and with white Calcite coatings, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine).
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021)

Specimen size: 10.8 × 5.5 × 3.8 cm = 4.25” × 2.17” × 1.50”

Calcite and Cerussite fluorescent long & short UV



Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite
 

TD49AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Stalactitic growths, on a limonite matrix, of spheroidal Malachite aggregates with a silky luster and deep color, and with white Calcite coatings, and small acicular crystals of Cerussite. The specimen comes from a discovery in 2021 in the Sidi Ayad area (but not in the Sidi Ayad mine).
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (02/2021)

Specimen size: 15.5 × 6.3 × 8.4 cm = 6.10” × 2.48” × 3.31”

Calcite and Cerussite fluorescent long & short UV



Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite. Malachite with Calcite and Cerussite.
Magnetite (variety Ti-bearing) with Microcline and Quartz
Magnetite (variety Ti-bearing) with Microcline and Quartz. Front
Front
Magnetite (variety Ti-bearing) with Microcline and Quartz. Rear
Rear
 

TV66AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Octahedral crystals of Magnetite (titanium-rich variety) in parallel growths and with an aggregate habit that suggests they represent a pseudomorph after an Ilmenite crystal. The lustrous Magnetite crystals show fine growth lines and are partially covered by Microcline and Quartz crystals. Both the Magnetite and the Microcline have been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 3.5 × 3.5 × 1.7 cm = 1.38” × 1.38” × 0.67”

Microcline fluorescent short UV



Magnetite (variety Ti-bearing) with Microcline and Quartz
 

TG27AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Octahedral crystals of Magnetite (titanium-rich variety) in parallel growths and with an aggregate habit that suggests they represent a pseudomorph after an Ilmenite crystal. The lustrous Magnetite crystals show fine growth lines and are partially covered by Microcline and Quartz crystals. Both the Magnetite and the Microcline have been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.6 × 3 cm = 1.89” × 1.42” × 1.18”

Microcline fluorescent short UV



Magnetite (variety Ti-bearing) with Microcline and Quartz. Front
Front
Magnetite (variety Ti-bearing) with Microcline and Quartz. Rear
Rear
Magnetite (variety Ti-bearing) with Microcline and Quartz
Magnetite (variety Ti-bearing) with Microcline and Quartz. Front
Front
Magnetite (variety Ti-bearing) with Microcline and Quartz. Rear
Rear
 

TM46AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Octahedral crystals of Magnetite (titanium-rich variety) in parallel growths and with an aggregate habit that suggests they represent a pseudomorph after an Ilmenite crystal. The lustrous Magnetite crystals show fine growth lines and are partially covered by Microcline and Quartz crystals. Both the Magnetite and the Microcline have been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 5 × 4.4 × 2.4 cm = 1.97” × 1.73” × 0.94”

Microcline fluorescent short UV



Magnetite (variety Ti-bearing) with Quartz

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TC88AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Druse of octahedral crystals of Magnetite (titanium-rich variety) in parallel growths and with an aggregate habit that suggests they represent a pseudomorph after an Ilmenite crystal. The Magnetite crystals are lustrous, with fine growth striations, partially covered by Quartz crystals. The Magnetite has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 8 × 5 × 1.7 cm = 3.15” × 1.97” × 0.67”




Magnetite (variety Ti-bearing) with Quartz. Front
Front
Magnetite (variety Ti-bearing) with Quartz. Rear
Rear
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom')
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom'). Front
Front
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom'). Rear
Rear
 

SM80TMB: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021: Group of Elbaite crystals (rubellite variety) that form an aggregate with what is known as a “mushroom habit”, translucent and with an intense and uniform color. The specimen comes from a find in 2021 in the Beni Bouzra area.
Beni Bouzra (Bni Bouzra), Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.9 × 1.2 cm = 0.94” × 0.75” × 0.47”




Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom')
 

SM140TJA: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021: Group of Elbaite crystals (rubellite variety) that form an aggregate with what is known as a “mushroom habit”, translucent and with an intense and uniform color. The specimen comes from a find in 2021 in the Beni Bouzra area.
Beni Bouzra (Bni Bouzra), Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.6 × 1.4 cm = 1.02” × 1.02” × 0.55”




Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom'). Front
Front
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom'). Rear
Rear
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom') with Quartz
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom') with Quartz. Front
Front
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom') with Quartz. Rear
Rear
 

TR97AN2: Growth, with a Quartz crystal, of fine Elbaite crystals (rubellite variety) that form an aggregate with a so-called “mushroom” habit, translucent, and with an intense and uniform color. The specimen comes from a find in 2021 in the Beni Bouzra area.
Beni Bouzra (Bni Bouzra), Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 3 × 2.4 × 2.1 cm = 1.18” × 0.94” × 0.83”

Main crystal size: 3 × 1.6 cm = 1.18” × 0.63”

Minor fluorescence short UV



Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom') with Quartz
 

SM140TQD: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Group of Elbaite crystals (variety rubellite) that form a “mushroom”-like aggregate. They are translucent and display an intense and uniform color. The specimen comes from a find in 2021 in the Beni Bouzra area.
Beni Bouzra (Bni Bouzra), Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 3.6 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm = 1.42” × 0.71” × 0.67”




Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom') with Quartz. Front
Front
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom') with Quartz. Side
Side
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom')
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom'). Front
Front
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom'). Side
Side
 

SM140TDY: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021. Group of Elbaite crystals (variety rubellite) that form a “mushroom”-like aggregate. They are translucent and display an intense and uniform color. The specimen comes from a find in 2021 in the Beni Bouzra area.
Beni Bouzra (Bni Bouzra), Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 3.8 × 2 × 1.4 cm = 1.50” × 0.79” × 0.55”




Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom')
 

TH47AN2: Growth of fine crystals of Elbaite (variety rubellite) that form an aggregate with a so-called “mushroom” habit, translucent, and with an intense and uniform color. The specimen comes from a 2021 find in the Beni Bouzra area.
The specimen has been photographed and published in the magazine ‘Paragénesis’, number 02/2021, page 102
Beni Bouzra (Bni Bouzra), Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 4.7 × 3.6 × 2.8 cm = 1.85” × 1.42” × 1.10”

Minor fluorescence short UV



Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom'). Front
Front
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom'). Rear
Rear
Elbaite-Schorl Series (variety 'mushroom'). Side
Side
Andradite with Microcline
Andradite with Microcline. Andradite with Microcline.
 

TH16AN2: Very aerial group of dodecahedral Andradite crystals, sharp, lustrous, on a Microcline matrix.
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 5 × 4.4 × 2.7  cm = 1.97” × 1.73” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.1  cm = 0.55” × 0.43”




Andradite with Microcline
 

TQ96AN2: Brilliant dodecahedral Andradite crystals, with a very deep reddish brown color, on a Microcline matrix.
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 8.7 × 5.6 × 2.4 cm = 3.43” × 2.20” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.9 cm = 0.39” × 0.35”




Andradite with Microcline. Andradite with Microcline.
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. Front
Front
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. Side
Side
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. micro photo: Dr. César Menor-Salván
micro photo: Dr. César Menor-Salván
 

TJ13AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021: Group of equant Galena crystals with coatings of white Cerussite microcrystals, partially covered by Plumbogummite with a slightly bluish color, Quartz microcrystals and, on top of this, small crystals of transparent yellow Wulfenite with a bipyramidal habit. At the top there are Quartz crystals and lamellar salmon-colored Baryte crystals. The specimen comes from a find in 2021 in the Georges vein in the Sidi Ayad area. It has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analyses of the different species to the buyer.
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (03/2021)

Specimen size: 5.6 × 4 × 3 cm = 2.20” × 1.57” × 1.18”

Main crystal size: 3.4 × 3 cm = 1.34” × 1.18”




Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte
 

TE6AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021: Group of equant Galena crystals with coatings of white Cerussite microcrystals, partially covered by Plumbogummite with a slightly bluish color, Quartz microcrystals and, on top of this, small crystals of transparent yellow Wulfenite with a bipyramidal habit. At the top there are Quartz crystals and lamellar salmon-colored Baryte crystals. The specimen comes from a find in 2021 in the Georges vein in the Sidi Ayad area. It has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analyses of the different species to the buyer.
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (03/2021)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.6 × 3.9 cm = 2.52” × 2.20” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 3.5 × 3.4 cm = 1.38” × 1.34”




Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. Front
Front
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. Top
Top
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. micro photo: Dr. César Menor-Salván
micro photo: Dr. César Menor-Salván
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. Front
Front
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. Top
Top
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. micro photo: Dr. César Menor-Salván
micro photo: Dr. César Menor-Salván
 

TD13AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021: Group of equant Galena crystals with coatings of white Cerussite microcrystals, partially covered by Plumbogummite with a slightly bluish color, Quartz microcrystals and, on top of this, small crystals of transparent yellow Wulfenite with a bipyramidal habit. At the top there are Quartz crystals and lamellar salmon-colored Baryte crystals. The specimen comes from a find in 2021 in the Georges vein in the Sidi Ayad area. It has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analyses of the different species to the buyer.
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (03/2021)

Specimen size: 6.8 × 6.7 × 4.9 cm = 2.68” × 2.64” × 1.93”

Main crystal size: 4 × 4 cm = 1.57” × 1.57”




Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte
 

TY12AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021: Group of equant Galena crystals with coatings of white Cerussite microcrystals, partially covered by Plumbogummite with a slightly bluish color, Quartz microcrystals and, on top of this, small crystals of transparent yellow Wulfenite with a bipyramidal habit. At the top there are Quartz crystals and lamellar salmon-colored Baryte crystals. The specimen comes from a find in 2021 in the Georges vein in the Sidi Ayad area. It has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analyses of the different species to the buyer.
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (03/2021)

Specimen size: 7 × 5.1 × 4.6 cm = 2.76” × 2.01” × 1.81”

Main crystal size: 3.6 × 3 cm = 1.42” × 1.18”




Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. Front
Front
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. Side
Side
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. micro photo: Dr. César Menor-Salván
micro photo: Dr. César Menor-Salván
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. Front
Front
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. Rear
Rear
Galena with Cerussite, Plumbogummite, Quartz, Wulfenite and Baryte. micro photo: Dr. César Menor-Salván
micro photo: Dr. César Menor-Salván
 

TY14AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021: Group of equant Galena crystals with coatings of white Cerussite microcrystals, partially covered by Plumbogummite with a slightly bluish color, Quartz microcrystals and, on top of this, small crystals of transparent yellow Wulfenite with a bipyramidal habit. At the top there are Quartz crystals and lamellar salmon-colored Baryte crystals. The specimen comes from a find in 2021 in the Georges vein in the Sidi Ayad area. It has been analyzed and we will send a copy of the analyses of the different species to the buyer.
Georges vein, Sidi Ayad (Sidi Ayed), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region  Morocco (03/2021)

Specimen size: 7 × 5.3 × 3.9 cm = 2.76” × 2.09” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 3.6 × 2.5 cm = 1.42” × 0.98”




Azurite with Quartz

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TQ68AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021: Bundles of elongated lathe-like Azurite crystals, transparent, with a very bright luster and vivid blue color reminiscent of the “electric blue” of the best specimens from Milpillas. On matrix, with Quartz. The specimen comes from finds in 2021 in the Tazalarht area.
Tazalarht mining area, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.4 × 3.9 cm = 1.89” × 1.34” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.20” × 0.08”




Azurite with Quartz. Front
Front
Azurite with Quartz. Side
Side
Azurite with Quartz. Azurite with Quartz.
Azurite with Quartz
Azurite with Quartz. Azurite with Quartz.
Azurite with Quartz.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TF49AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021: Bundles of elongated lathe-like Azurite crystals, transparent, with a very bright luster and vivid blue color reminiscent of the “electric blue” of the best specimens from Milpillas. On matrix, with Quartz. The specimen comes from finds in 2021 in the Tazalarht area.
Tazalarht mining area, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 6.2 × 4.3 × 4.2 cm = 2.44” × 1.69” × 1.65”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.16” × 0.08”




Azurite with Quartz

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TJ68AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021: Bundles of elongated lathe-like Azurite crystals, transparent, with a very bright luster and vivid blue color reminiscent of the “electric blue” of the best specimens from Milpillas. On matrix, with Quartz. The specimen comes from finds in 2021 in the Tazalarht area.
Tazalarht mining area, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 5.6 × 5.8 cm = 2.52” × 2.20” × 2.28”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.2 cm = 0.28” × 0.08”




Azurite with Quartz. Front
Front
Azurite with Quartz. Side
Side
Azurite with Quartz.
Azurite with Malachite and Quartz
Azurite with Malachite and Quartz. Azurite with Malachite and Quartz.
 

TE48AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021: Groups of Azurite crystals with a lenticular habit, translucent, with a very bright luster and vivid blue color. A first generation of Azurite crystals was pseudomorphed by Malachite. On matrix, with Quartz and Malachite coatings. The specimen comes from finds in 2021 in the Tazalarht area.
Tazalarht mining area, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 6.8 × 4.5 × 3.8 cm = 2.68” × 1.77” × 1.50”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.6 cm = 0.31” × 0.24”




Azurite with Malachite and Quartz
 

TC27AN2: Groups of Azurite crystals with a lenticular habit, translucent, with a bright luster and very vivid blue color. On matrix, with Quartz and Malachite coatings. The specimen comes from finds in 2021 in the Tazalarht area.
Tazalarht mining area, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 9.8 × 6.3 × 5.9 cm = 3.86” × 2.48” × 2.32”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.3 cm = 0.35” × 0.12”




Azurite with Malachite and Quartz. Front
Front
Azurite with Malachite and Quartz. Side
Side
Azurite with Malachite and Quartz.
Malachite
Malachite. Front
Front
Malachite. Rear
Rear
Malachite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TE27AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021: Coatings of primary Malachite crystals with irregular but distinguishable shapes, deep green in color, with a second generation of centered growths of fine acicular crystals with a silky luster and very vivid color. On a limonite matrix. The specimen comes from recent finds in the Tazalarht area.
Tazalarht mining area, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 7.8 × 6.5 × 5.4 cm = 3.07” × 2.56” × 2.13”




Malachite

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TY47AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021: Coatings of primary Malachite crystals with irregular but distinguishable shapes, deep green in color, with a second generation of centered growths of fine acicular crystals with a silky luster and very vivid color. On a limonite matrix. The specimen comes from recent finds in the Tazalarht area.
Tazalarht mining area, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 12.4 × 9.2 × 4.3 cm = 4.88” × 3.62” × 1.69”




Malachite. Malachite.
Malachite
Malachite. Front
Front
Malachite. Side
Side
Malachite.

Fluorescent light (daylight)
 

TR69AN2: A novelty at Sainte Marie Virtual 2021: Coatings of primary Malachite crystals with irregular but distinguishable shapes, deep green in color, with a second generation of centered growths of fine acicular crystals with a silky luster and very vivid color. On a limonite matrix. The specimen comes from recent finds in the Tazalarht area.
Tazalarht mining area, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region  Morocco (2021)

Specimen size: 12.8 × 11.3 × 7.4 cm = 5.04” × 4.45” × 2.91”






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