For its color and definition, it is a gem, and its limonitic matrix makes it unusual.
From Touissit and not from Bou Bekker, as proven by the extremely sharp crystal (quite apart from the fact that I bought it in Touissit itself 😉) This specimen has been published on the Mineralogical Record´s web page, in the 'What’s New on the Internet Reports' section, report 64, July 3, 2022 edition, page 8
Touissit, Touissit District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region Morocco (1988)
Specimen size: 5.3 × 2.7 × 2.5 cm = 2.09” × 1.06” × 0.98”
Main crystal size: 1.5 × 0.6 cm = 0.59” × 0.24”
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