Imilchil never ceases to amaze me. Relatively young in the mineralogical history of Morocco, it seems to continually come up with new specimens. It is true that many different deposits are gathered under the generic name 'Imilchil', but such large crystals of Magnetite, and of such high quality, were something unexpected.
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (2014)
Specimen size: 7.9 × 7.4 × 6.4 cm = 3.11” × 2.91” × 2.52”
Main crystal size: 4.4 × 4.5 cm = 1.73” × 1.77”
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