Post-Munich 2009 Update

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EH76P5: Transparent dodecahedral crystals, very bright and with very deep green color. Their faces and edges are very well defined and they strongly contrast with the undefined white and fibrous amphibole matrix.
Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (25/04/2009)

Specimen size: 2.5 × 1.9 × 2.6 cm = 1.0” × 0.7” × 1.0”

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

EY76P5: Transparent dodecahedral crystals, very bright and with very deep green color. Their faces and edges are very well defined and they strongly contrast on an aggregate of white fibrous crystals of amphibole on Antigorite matrix.
Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (25/04/2009)

Specimen size: 5.4 × 3.7 × 3.5 cm = 2.1” × 1.5” × 1.4”

Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.2” × 0.1”

EG96P5: The crystals combine the dodecahedron and trapezohedron. They are transparent, very bright and have deep green color and have very well defined faces and edges that strongly contrast with the white fibrous matrix.
Jeffrey Quarry, ↓200 m., Asbestos, Québec  Canada (25/04/2009)

Specimen size: 2.7 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm = 1.1” × 0.6” × 0.5”

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

MA46P5: A novelty in Munich 2009. Dyscrasite appears intergrown with Silver and Allargentum. Dyscrasite is dominant in the analysis of the sample, so following the IMA recommendations, we should label it as Dyscrasite. On this specimen the Dyscrasite forms arborescent growths on a Calcite rich matrix. We’ll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer of the piece.
Bouismas Mine, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate  Morocco (06/2009)

Specimen size: 2.8 × 2.1 × 1.3 cm = 1.1” × 0.8” × 0.5”

MB66P5: A novelty in Munich 2009. Dyscrasite appears intergrown with Silver and Allargentum. Dyscrasite is dominant in the analysis of the sample, so following the IMA recommendations, we should label it as Dyscrasite. On this specimen the Dyscrasite forms arborescent growths on a Calcite rich matrix. We’ll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer of the piece.
Bouismas Mine, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate  Morocco (06/2009)

Specimen size: 4.3 × 2.3 × 1.4 cm = 1.7” × 0.9” × 0.6”

MC27P5: A novelty in Munich 2009. Dyscrasite appears intergrown with Silver and Allargentum. Dyscrasite is dominant in the analysis of the sample, so following the IMA recommendations, we should label it as Dyscrasite. On this specimen the Dyscrasite forms arborescent growths on a Calcite rich matrix. We’ll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer of the piece.
Bouismas Mine, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate  Morocco (06/2009)

Specimen size: 4.9 × 3.1 × 2.9 cm = 1.9” × 1.2” × 1.1”

MD98P5: A novelty in Munich 2009. Dyscrasite appears intergrown with Silver and Allargentum. Dyscrasite is dominant in the analysis of the sample, so following the IMA recommendations, we should label it as Dyscrasite. On this specimen the Dyscrasite forms arborescent growths on a Calcite rich matrix. We’ll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer of the piece.
Bouismas Mine, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate  Morocco (06/2009)

Specimen size: 9 × 5.7 × 3.7 cm = 3.5” × 2.2” × 1.5”

MD27P5: A novelty in Munich 2009. The Allargentum appears intergrown with Silver and Dyscrasite. It is clearly differentiated and dominant in the analysis of the sample, so the right label is Allargentum. The Allargentum forms arborescent growths on a Calcite rich matrix.
We are impressed by the quality of these new Moroccan Allargentums because this species is not otherwise seen in esthetic specimens.
Bouismas Mine, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate  Morocco (07/2009)

Specimen size: 4.8 × 3.3 × 1.8 cm = 1.9” × 1.3” × 0.7”

ME47P5: A novelty in Munich 2009. The Allargentum appears intergrown with Silver and Dyscrasite. It is clearly differentiated and dominant in the analysis of the sample, so the right label is Allargentum. The Allargentum forms arborescent growths on a Calcite rich matrix.
We are impressed by the quality of these new Moroccan Allargentums because this species is not otherwise seen in esthetic specimens.
Bouismas Mine, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate  Morocco (07/2009)

Specimen size: 4.1 × 4 × 2.9 cm = 1.6” × 1.6” × 1.1”

MG69P5: A novelty in Munich 2009. The Allargentum appears intergrown with Silver and Dyscrasite. It is clearly differentiated and dominant in the analysis of the sample, so the right label is Allargentum. The Allargentum forms arborescent growths on a Calcite rich matrix.
We are impressed by the quality of these new Moroccan Allargentums because this species is not otherwise seen in esthetic specimens.
Bouismas Mine, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate  Morocco (07/2009)

Specimen size: 4 × 2.8 × 2.1 cm = 1.6” × 1.1” × 0.8”

MH90P5: A novelty in Munich 2009. The Allargentum appears intergrown with Silver and Dyscrasite. It is clearly differentiated and dominant in the analysis of the sample, so the right label is Allargentum. The Allargentum forms arborescent growths on a Calcite rich matrix.
We are impressed by the quality of these new Moroccan Allargentums because this species is not otherwise seen in esthetic specimens.
Bouismas Mine, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate  Morocco (07/2009)

Specimen size: 6.6 × 6.1 × 3.4 cm = 2.6” × 2.4” × 1.3”

MH14P5: Groups of white fibrous and acicular crystals of this rare arsenate coating a matrix of Calcite. These Vladimirites from Aït Ahmane are among the world’s best for the species.
Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate  Morocco (2002)

Specimen size: 5.4 × 4.5 × 2.9 cm = 2.1” × 1.8” × 1.1”

MG16P5: Groups of white fibrous and acicular crystals of this rare arsenate coating a matrix of Calcite. These Vladimirites from Aït Ahmane are among the world’s best for the species.
The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published in the magazine ‘Mineral up’ on page 43 in number 2010/1
Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate  Morocco (2002)

Specimen size: 4.3 × 4.3 × 3.4 cm = 1.7” × 1.7” × 1.3”

ME86P5: An excellent sample. Vladimirite, a rare arsenate, forms globular growths of white fibrous and acicular crystals filling vugs on the matrix. These Vladimirites from Aït Ahmane are among the world’s best for the species.
Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer area, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate  Morocco (2002)

Specimen size: 8.6 × 4.9 × 5.5 cm = 3.4” × 1.9” × 2.2”

EM36P5: A fine piece with tabular crystals of Vanadinite that have excellent color and luster, very aerial, and on a matrix of crystals of Barite.
ACF shaft, Mibladen, Midelt  Morocco (01/2009)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 4.1 × 2.3 cm = 1.8” × 1.6” × 0.9”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.6 cm = 0.3” × 0.2”

EV48P5: An excellent specimen with tabular crystals of Vanadinite with a dominant pinacoid, thin faces of a prism, and very evident faces of a pyramid on the biggest crystals. Some crystals have skeletal forms on their prism faces. The specimen is very aerial, and the crystals have an excellent color and luster and are on a matrix of crystals of Barite.
ACF shaft, Mibladen, Midelt  Morocco (01/2009)

Specimen size: 8.5 × 4.7 × 3.9 cm = 3.3” × 1.9” × 1.5”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.2 cm = 0.6” × 0.5”