Very rich Senegalite vug coated by very sharp and lustrous crystals, with an intense yellow color and transparency. Between the matrix and the Senegalite crystal base, one can see a thin blue layer of Turquoise that is coating other small vugs in the matrix, accompanied by Crandallite. It is from a recent find (March 2008) at the Type Locality for the species. The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazines ‘Mineralogical Record’ on page 68 in the volume 40 number 1, and in ‘Rivista Mineralogica Italiana’ page 190, number 2008/3. Also in the magazine "Lapis" number 04/2014, page 11
Kourou Diakouma Mount, Saraya, Tambacounda Region Senegal (03/2008)
Specimen size: 7.7 × 6.6 × 5.9 cm = 3.03” × 2.60” × 2.32”
Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.1 cm = 0.12” × 0.04”
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