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This page provides a selection of the specimens that have passed through the Fabre Minerals website and, due to their quality,
rarity, or significance as specimens from interesting locations, have been preserved as reference specimens in #MVM

ASSA-ZAG PROVINCE


Gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun

Gold with Quartz
Gold with Quartz. Front
Front
Gold with Quartz. Rear
Rear

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MT30AM4: From a very recent find in the area of Western Sahara in Morocco, with the specific location still to be determined, this specimen of very brilliant crystallized Gold displays branched forms, skeletal shapes and it has minor Quartz.
We will see what the future of the locality holds for these high quality absolute novelties.
This material has been carefully analyzed, and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 1.8 × 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.71” × 0.20” × 0.08”

With analysis copy

Weight: 1 grams
Gold with Quartz

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TRB72AN5: A recent find in 2021 yielded these elegant Gold specimens. This piece shows good crystallization and, above all, is on matrix, which until now has been extremely rare. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (01/2021)

Specimen size: 2.9 × 2.1 × 0.7 cm = 1.14” × 0.83” × 0.28”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.4 cm = 0.35” × 0.16”

With analysis copy
Gold with Quartz. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold with Quartz.
Gold with Quartz. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold with Quartz. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold on Quartz
Gold on Quartz. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold on Quartz. Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold on Quartz. Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Detail / Photo: Joaquim Callén

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TFR90AN5: A recent find in 2021 provided these elegant Gold specimens. This piece shows excellent crystallization, dominated by octahedron faces in highly stylized parallel growths and with distinct spinel law twinning, but, above all, it is in a Quartz matrix, which until now has been extremely rare. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (01/2021)

Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.7 × 2 cm = 1.73” × 1.46” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.5 cm = 0.39” × 0.20”

With analysis copy
Gold (spinel twin)

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ML16AM4: From a very recent find in the area of Western Sahara in Morocco, with the specific location yet to be determined, this specimen of Gold, very well crystallized and with brilliant luster, displays a sharply defined morphology, with the dominant forms of the octahedron, twinned according to the spinel law, with curious hooked ends and with minor Quartz.
We will see what the future of the locality holds for these high quality absolute novelties.
This material has been carefully analyzed, and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 0.8 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.31” × 0.12” × 0.08”

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.1 grams
Gold (spinel twin). Front
Front
Gold (spinel twin). Rear
Rear
Gold (spinel twin)
Gold (spinel twin). Front
Front
Gold (spinel twin). Rear
Rear

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MM16AM4: From a very recent find in the area of Western Sahara in Morocco, with the specific location yet to be determined, this specimen of Gold, very well crystallized and with brilliant luster, displays a sharply defined morphology, with the dominant forms of the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths, distinctly twinned according to the spinel law and with curious hooked ends.
We will see what the future of the locality holds for these high quality absolute novelties.
This material has been carefully analyzed, and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 0.9 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 0.35” × 0.16” × 0.12”

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.4 grams
Gold with Quartz

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MR89AM4: From a very recent find in the area of Western Sahara in Morocco, with the specific location yet to be determined, this specimen of Gold, very well crystallized and with brilliant luster, displays a sharply defined morphology, with the dominant forms of the octahedron, twinned according to the spinel law, with curious hooked ends and with minor Quartz.
We will see what the future of the locality holds for these high quality absolute novelties.
This material has been carefully analyzed, and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 1 × 0.6 × 0.3 cm = 0.39” × 0.24” × 0.12”

With analysis copy

Weight: 1 grams
Gold with Quartz. Front
Front
Gold with Quartz. Rear
Rear
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
 

MN47AM5: This elegant Gold was found for the first time in 2020. The specimen shows excellent crystallization, with the dominant forms of the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths and with very marked spinel-law twinning. Absolute novelty and of great quality. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 1.3 × 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.51” × 0.20” × 0.08”

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.3 grams
Gold (spinel twin)
 

MY27AM5: This elegant Gold was found for the first time in 2020. The specimen shows excellent crystallization, with the dominant forms of the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths and with very marked spinel-law twinning. Absolute novelty and of great quality. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 1.4 × 0.5 × 0.2 cm = 0.55” × 0.20” × 0.08”

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.3 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

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MX58AM5: This elegant Gold was found for the first time in 2020. The specimen shows excellent crystallization, with the dominant forms of the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths and with very marked spinel-law twinning. Absolute novelty and of great quality. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 1.5 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.59” × 0.12” × 0.08”

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.5 grams
Gold (spinel twin) with Quartz
 

TP49AN0: These elegant Golds were found for the first time in 2020. Very aerial and elongated group of Gold crystals with excellent crystallization, with the dominant crystal forms being the dodecahedron and the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths, with sharp twins according to the spinel law. The specimen has a little transparent Quartz matrix. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 1.5 × 0.6 × 0.4 cm = 0.59” × 0.24” × 0.16”

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.6 grams
Gold (spinel twin) with Quartz. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold (spinel twin) with Quartz. 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
 

MX66AM5: This elegant Gold was found for the first time in 2020. The specimen shows excellent crystallization, with the dominant forms of the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths and with very marked spinel-law twinning. Absolute novelty and of great quality. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 1.6 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.63” × 0.08” × 0.08”

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.2 grams
Gold (spinel twin)
 

ME89AM5: This elegant Gold was found for the first time in 2020. The specimen shows excellent crystallization, with the dominant forms of the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths and with very marked spinel-law twinning. Absolute novelty and of great quality. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 1.6 × 0.4 × 0.2 cm = 0.63” × 0.16” × 0.08”

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.7 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). Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Side / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold
Gold. Front
Front
Gold. Rear
Rear

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MP27AM4: From a very recent find in the area of Western Sahara in Morocco, with the specific location yet to be determined, this specimen of Gold, very well crystallized and with brilliant luster, displays a sharply defined morphology, with the dominant forms of the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths, distinctly twinned according to the spinel law and with curious hooked ends.
We will see what the future of the locality holds for these high quality absolute novelties.
This material has been carefully analyzed, and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 1.8 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm = 0.71” × 0.08” × 0.08”

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.3 grams
Gold

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MF89AM4: From a very recent find in the area of Western Sahara in Morocco, with the specific location yet to be determined, this specimen of Gold, very well crystallized and with brilliant luster, displays a sharply defined morphology, with the dominant forms of the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths, distinctly twinned according to the spinel law and with curious hooked ends.
We will see what the future of the locality holds for these high quality absolute novelties.
This material has been carefully analyzed, and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 1.8 × 0.3 × 0.1 cm = 0.71” × 0.12” × 0.04”

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.6 grams
Gold. Front
Front
Gold. Rear
Rear
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

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MD53AM5: This elegant Gold was found for the first time in 2020. The specimen shows excellent crystallization, with the dominant forms of the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths and with very marked spinel-law twinning. Absolute novelty and of great quality. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 2 × 0.5 × 0.4 cm = 0.79” × 0.20” × 0.16”

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

With analysis copy

Weight: 1.2 grams
Gold (spinel twin)
 

MB93AM5: This elegant Gold was found for the first time in 2020. The specimen shows excellent crystallization, with the dominant forms of the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths and with very marked spinel-law twinning. Absolute novelty and of great quality. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 2 × 0.7 × 0.4 cm = 0.79” × 0.28” × 0.16”

With analysis copy

Weight: 1.2 grams
Gold (spinel twin). Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold (spinel twin). Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold
Gold. Front
Front
Gold. Rear
Rear

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MD11AM4: From a very recent find in the area of Western Sahara in Morocco, with the specific location yet to be determined, this specimen of Gold, very well crystallized and with brilliant luster, displays a sharply defined morphology, with the dominant forms of the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths, distinctly twinned according to the spinel law and with curious hooked ends.
We will see what the future of the locality holds for these high quality absolute novelties.
This material has been carefully analyzed, and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 2.1 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.83” × 0.12” × 0.08”

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.8 grams
Gold (spinel twin)

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TM71AN0: These elegant Golds were found for the first time in 2020. Very aerial and elongated group of Gold crystals with excellent crystallization, dominated by crystal forms of the dodecahedron and octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths, with sharp spinel-law twins. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

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

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.8 grams
Gold (spinel twin). Front
Front
Gold (spinel twin). Rear
Rear
Gold
Gold. Front
Front
Gold. Rear
Rear
Gold. Rear  / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén

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MA26AM4: From a very recent find in the area of Western Sahara in Morocco, with the specific location yet to be determined, this specimen of Gold, very well crystallized and with brilliant luster, displays a sharply defined morphology, with the dominant forms of the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths, distinctly twinned according to the spinel law and with curious hooked ends.
We will see what the future of the locality holds for these high quality absolute novelties.
This material has been carefully analyzed, and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 2.4 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm = 0.94” × 0.20” × 0.20”

With analysis copy

Weight: 1.5 grams
Gold
 

TQ97AN0: These elegant Golds were found for the first time in 2020. Very aerial group of elongated and flattened leafy growths of Gold, with very sharp parallel growths. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 2.3 × 1 × 0.5 cm = 0.91” × 0.39” × 0.20”

With analysis copy

Weight: 1.4 grams
Gold. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold. 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

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MA11AM5: This elegant Gold was found for the first time in 2020. The specimen shows excellent crystallization, with the dominant forms of the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths and with very marked spinel-law twinning. Absolute novelty and of great quality. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 2.4 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.94” × 0.12” × 0.08”

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.8 grams
Gold (spinel twin)
 

TE16AN0: These elegant Golds were found for the first time in 2020. Very aerial and elongated group of Gold crystals with excellent crystallization, dominated by crystal forms of the dodecahedron and octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths, with sharp spinel-law twins. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 2.6 × 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 1.02” × 0.24” × 0.20”

With analysis copy

Weight 1.4 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

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TC62AN2: 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: 2.7 × 0.6 × 0.3 cm = 1.06” × 0.24” × 0.12”

With analysis copy

Weight: 1.1 grams
Gold (spinel twin)

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EPP96AN9: Group of very sharp Gold crystals with the dominant forms of the octahedron in very stylized parallel growths, toothed and with distinct spinel-law twinning. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (09/2021)

Specimen size: 2.9 × 0.8 × 0.7 cm = 1.14” × 0.31” × 0.28”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.3 cm = 0.24” × 0.12”

With analysis copy

Weight: 4.8 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

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TA91AN2: 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: 3.2 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm = 1.26” × 0.16” × 0.12”

With analysis copy

Weight: 1.0 grams
Gold (spinel twin) with Quartz

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TFA89AN5: A recent find in 2021 has provided these elegant Gold specimens. The piece shows excellent crystallization, with the dominant forms of the octahedron in highly stylized parallel growths and with the distinct twinning according to the spinel law, and a little bit of Quartz matrix. The material has been carefully analyzed and we will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (01/2021)

Specimen size: 3.4 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 1.34” × 0.12” × 0.08”

With analysis copy

Weight: 0.6 grams
Gold (spinel twin) with Quartz. Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Front / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold (spinel twin) with Quartz. Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Photo: Joaquim Callén
Gold (spinel twin) with Quartz. Side / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Side / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Gold on Calcite
Gold on Calcite. Front
Front
Gold on Calcite. Side
Side
Gold on Calcite.
 

MF52AM7: Isolated groups of Gold Crystals with very sharp crystal forms with spinel-law twinning, lustrous, and implanted on a matrix of Calcite crystals, which is very unusual not only for this deposit but in any of the world's Gold deposits.
Aouint Ighoman, Assa-Zag Province, Guelmim-Oued Noun Region  Morocco (2020)

Specimen size: 7.1 × 4.7 × 2.4 cm = 2.80” × 1.85” × 0.94”

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

With analysis copy

BOU AZZER AREA


Agoudal Mines

Anorthoroselite on Calcite (variety Co-bearing)

Recorded under neon light
 

MPB49CD1: Extremely unusual, especially for its orange-brown color. The analyses do not lie, so it is undoubtedly Anorthoroselite and it is also of good quality, with the crystal groupings in sheaves and with its slightly pink Calcite matrix. If you are looking for something different, this piece is it.
Agoudal Mines, Tansifite, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2023)

Specimen size: 7.4 × 4.7 × 5.6 cm = 2.91” × 1.85” × 2.20”

Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.6 cm = 0.35” × 0.24”

With analysis copy
Anorthoroselite on Calcite (variety Co-bearing). Photo: Joaquim Callén
Photo: Joaquim Callén
Anorthoroselite with Calcite
Anorthoroselite with Calcite. Anorthoroselite with Calcite.
 

MK91AJ1: Groups of very well defined, lenticular Anorthoroselite crystals that are translucent, bright, with a very deep color, are implanted on a matrix coated by transparent prismatic Calcite crystals that have rhombohedral terminations and with a uniform pale pink color. The sample has been analyzed and we will send to the buyer a copy of the analysis.
Agoudal Mines, Tansifite, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (07/2018)

Specimen size: 8.2 × 5.4 × 7.7 cm = 3.23” × 2.13” × 3.03”

Calcite minor fluorescence short UV
Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite)
 

TX66AM9: Very aerial growth of Calcite crystals with the dominant forms of a rhombohedron, but very rich in faces, transparent, with very bright luster and an especially deep and uniform mauve color.
Agoudal Mines, Tansifite, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2019)

Specimen size: 5.9 × 4.4 × 2.1 cm = 2.32” × 1.73” × 0.83”

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

Minor fluorescence long & short UV
Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite). Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite).
Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite)
Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite). Front
Front
Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite). Side
Side
Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite).
 

TV87AM9: Very aerial growth of Calcite crystals with the dominant forms of a rhombohedron, but very rich in faces, transparent, with very bright luster and an especially deep and uniform mauve color.
Agoudal Mines, Tansifite, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2019)

Specimen size: 6.4 × 6 × 3.2 cm = 2.52” × 2.36” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.7 cm = 0.47” × 0.28”

Minor fluorescence long & short UV

Oumlil Mine

Anorthoroselite with Calcite
 

MA46AE6: Well developed Anorthoroselite crystals with fine polycrystalline surfaces, bright and with a very deep and uniform color, and with small Calcite crystals that are clear, colorless and very bright. On a sandstone matrix with white Calcite. The sample has been analyzed and we’ll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Oumlil Mine, Oumlil, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (08-09/2016)

Specimen size: 6.6 × 4.1 × 3.3 cm = 2.60” × 1.61” × 1.30”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.5 cm = 0.28” × 0.20”

Calcite fluorescence short UV & minor fluorescence long UV
Anorthoroselite with Calcite. Anorthoroselite with Calcite.
Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite)

Recorded under neon light

Recorded under neon light
Calcite (variety Co-bearing calcite)  

TBB70CD4: Group of Calcite crystals formed by poorly developed prisms and flattened rhombohedral terminations with rounded contours. The piece has a more intense reddish color on its upper half and more pink in the lower half, both with very bright luster and with concentric growths as can be seen on the back of the specimen that corresponds to the matrix.
The specimen comes from the collection of Paco Fernández and Carmen Valls whose handwritten label (number 5-020) we will send to the buyer.
Oumlil Mine, Oumlil, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco

Specimen size: 10.3 × 8.9 × 4.6 cm = 4.06” × 3.50” × 1.81”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 1 cm = 0.91” × 0.39”

Former collection of Francisco Fernández Ortega

Aït Ahmane Mine

Silver with Calcite
 

TR27AN1: A novelty post-Easter 2021. Isolated cubic Silver groups and crystals with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges, very bright and on a rock matrix with Calcite, which has been acidified.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 1.4 × 1 × 0.8 cm = 0.55” × 0.39” × 0.31”

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

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Silver with Calcite. Silver with Calcite.
Silver with Calcite
Silver with Calcite. Silver with Calcite.
 

TT37AN1: A novelty post-Easter 2021. Isolated cubic Silver groups and crystals with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges, very bright and on a rock matrix with Calcite, which has been acidified.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 1.6 × 1 × 0.5 cm = 0.63” × 0.39” × 0.20”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Silver with Calcite
 

TK96AN1: A novelty post-Easter 2021. Isolated cubic Silver groups and crystals with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges, very bright and on a rock matrix with Calcite, which has been acidified.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 1.9 × 1.2 × 1 cm = 0.75” × 0.47” × 0.39”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.1 cm = 0.39” × 0.04”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Silver with Calcite. Silver with Calcite.
Silver with Calcite
Silver with Calcite. Front
Front
Silver with Calcite. Side
Side
Silver with Calcite.
 

TA17AN1: A novelty post-Easter 2021. Isolated cubic Silver groups and crystals with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges, very bright and on a rock matrix with Calcite, which has been acidified.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 2.1 × 1.9 × 1 cm = 0.83” × 0.75” × 0.39”

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

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Silver with Calcite
 

TZ97AN1: A novelty post-Easter 2021. Isolated cubic Silver groups and crystals with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges, very bright and on a rock matrix with Calcite, which has been acidified.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm = 0.87” × 0.59” × 0.51”

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

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Silver with Calcite. Front
Front
Silver with Calcite. Rear
Rear
Silver with Calcite.
Silver with Calcite
Silver with Calcite. Front
Front
Silver with Calcite. Side
Side
Silver with Calcite. Silver with Calcite.
 

TD47AN1: A novelty post-Easter 2021. Isolated cubic Silver groups and crystals with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges, very bright and on a rock matrix with Calcite, which has been acidified.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.6 × 1.1 cm = 0.87” × 0.63” × 0.43”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Silver
 

TQ97AM9: A novelty post-Easter 2021: Isolated cubic Silver crystals and groups with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges, very bright, on a rock matrix with spathic Calcite, which has been acid-treated.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 2.2 × 2.2 × 1 cm = 0.87” × 0.87” × 0.39”

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

Silver. Silver.
Silver.
Silver with Calcite
Silver with Calcite. Silver with Calcite.
 

TB7AN1: A novelty post-Easter 2021. Isolated cubic Silver groups and crystals with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges, very bright and on a rock matrix with Calcite, which has been acidified.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 2.3 × 1.6 × 0.9 cm = 0.91” × 0.63” × 0.35”

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

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Silver with Calcite
 

TK87AN1: A novelty post-Easter 2021. Isolated cubic Silver groups and crystals with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges, very bright and on a rock matrix with Calcite, which has been acidified.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 2.3 × 2 × 1.6 cm = 0.91” × 0.79” × 0.63”

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

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Silver with Calcite. Front
Front
Silver with Calcite. Rear
Rear
Silver with Calcite. Side
Side
Silver with Calcite.
Silver on Calcite
Silver on Calcite. Silver on Calcite.
Silver on Calcite.
 

TK27AM9: A novelty post-Easter 2021: Isolated cubic Silver crystals and groups with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges, very lustrous, on a rock matrix with spathic Calcite, which has been acid-treated.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 2.4 × 2.2 × 1.3 cm = 0.94” × 0.87” × 0.51”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Silver on Gypsum
 

TM96AM9: New post-Easter 2021: Isolated cubic Silver groups and crystals with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges, very bright, on a rock matrix with colorless and transparent Gypsum.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.2 × 2 cm = 1.02” × 0.87” × 0.79”

Main crystal size: 0.2 × 0.1 cm = 0.08” × 0.04”

Silver on Gypsum. Silver on Gypsum.
Silver on Calcite
Silver on Calcite. Silver on Calcite.
Silver on Calcite.
 

TN27AM9: A novelty post-Easter 2021: Isolated cubic Silver crystals and groups with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges, very bright, on a rock matrix with spathic Calcite, which has been acid-treated.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 3 × 2 × 1.3 cm = 1.18” × 0.79” × 0.51”

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

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Silver with Calcite
 

TR27AN0: A novelty post-Easter 2021. Isolated cubic Silver groups and crystals with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges, very bright and on a rock matrix with Calcite, which has been acidified.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 3 × 2 × 1.5 cm = 1.18” × 0.79” × 0.59”

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

Silver with Calcite. Silver with Calcite.
Silver on Calcite
Silver on Calcite. Silver on Calcite.
 

TP87AM9: A novelty post-Easter 2021: Isolated cubic Silver crystals and groups with extraordinarily well defined faces and edges, very bright, on a rock matrix with spathic Calcite, which has been acid-treated.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2020)

Specimen size: 3.1 × 2.2 × 1.4 cm = 1.22” × 0.87” × 0.55”

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

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Gersdorffite with Calcite and Quartz
 

EY89Y2: Very sharp octahedral crystal, of a large size for the species. It is extraordinarily bright, a very uncommon quality for the species, and it is on a Quartz matrix. It has a small contact on one of the lower vertices and the whole back side.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (11/2012)

Specimen size: 4 × 2.8 × 2.2 cm = 1.57” × 1.10” × 0.87”

Main crystal size: 2.4 × 1.8 cm = 0.94” × 0.71”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Gersdorffite with Calcite and Quartz.
Gersdorffite with Calcite
Gersdorffite with Calcite. Gersdorffite with Calcite.
 

EJ66T4: From a recent find this same year. The octahedral crystals, with very well defined faces and edges, have a considerable size for the species and are unusually fresh and bright. They are on matrix, with Calcite that has not been acid-etched.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (03/2011)

Specimen size: 5.2 × 4.7 × 4.1 cm = 2.05” × 1.85” × 1.61”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.2 cm = 0.55” × 0.47”

Gersdorffite with Calcite and Annabergite
 

EM49T0: A novelty at Sainte Marie-aux-Mines 2011. Very aerial group of sharp octahedral crystals of Gersdorffite. They are bright and are on a matrix of Calcite, with thin coatings of slightly green Annabergite.
The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineral Up’ on page 29 in number 2011/2
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (03/2011)

Specimen size: 6.2 × 5.8 × 3.7 cm = 2.44” × 2.28” × 1.46”

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

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Gersdorffite with Calcite and Annabergite. Gersdorffite with Calcite and Annabergite.
Gersdorffite with Calcite
Gersdorffite with Calcite. Front
Front
Gersdorffite with Calcite. Side
Side
 

EV99Y2: Very aerial aggregate of very sharp octahedral crystals. They are extraordinarily bright, a very uncommon quality for the species, and it is on matrix, with Quartz.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (11/2012)

Specimen size: 7.3 × 5 × 2.3 cm = 2.87” × 1.97” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.8 cm = 0.47” × 0.31”

Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
Djurleite-Chalcocite intergrowth
 

TA89AE7: A novelty at Tucson 2017. Djurleite-Chalcocite (intergrowth) mined carefully over 7 months in the Aït Ahmane area (it seems that not in the same shafts that produced the famous Gersdorffites) and presented for the first time in Tucson 2017.
We believe that for the sharpness of the crystals and their size this find will highlight Aït Ahmane as one of the world's best localities for this not so common species.
We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aït Ahmane (auxiliary shaft), Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (11/2014-05/2015)

Specimen size: 2.1 × 1.7 × 0.5 cm = 0.83” × 0.67” × 0.20”

Djurleite-Chalcocite intergrowth. Front
Front
Djurleite-Chalcocite intergrowth. Rear
Rear
Djurleite-Chalcocite intergrowth
Djurleite-Chalcocite intergrowth. Front
Front
Djurleite-Chalcocite intergrowth. Rear
Rear
 

TB50AE7: A novelty at Tucson 2017. Djurleite-Chalcocite (intergrowth) mined carefully over 7 months in the Aït Ahmane area (it seems that not in the same shafts that produced the famous Gersdorffites) and presented in Tucson 2017.
We believe that for the sharpness of the crystals and their size this find will highlight Aït Ahmane as one of the world's best localities for this not so common species.
We will send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aït Ahmane (auxiliary shaft), Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (11/2014-05/2015)

Specimen size: 2.4 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm = 0.94” × 0.55” × 0.55”

Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1.4 cm = 0.59” × 0.55”

Djurleite-Chalcocite intergrowth
 

TF76AE8: A novelty at Tucson 2017. Aggregate on matrix of very sharp laminar crystals, bright and with a very well defined pseudohexagonal contour. The analysis indicates an intimate intergrowth of Djurleite and Chalcocite. We’ll send a copy of the analysis to the buyer.
Aït Ahmane (auxiliary shaft), Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (11/2014-05/2015)

Specimen size: 4.2 × 2 × 2.3 cm = 1.65” × 0.79” × 0.91”

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

Djurleite-Chalcocite intergrowth. Djurleite-Chalcocite intergrowth.
Vladimirite
Vladimirite. Vladimirite.
 

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, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (2002)

Specimen size: 8.6 × 4.9 × 5.5 cm = 3.39” × 1.93” × 2.17”

Vladimirite minor fluorescence long & short UV
Quartz with Calcite
 

MB61AI4: A novelty at Munich 2018. Very fine Quartz with an almost "alpine" quality but mined in a polymetallic mine, which is not so common. The association of white Calcite crystals adds a "touch of class" to this unpredictable specimen.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (10/2018)

Specimen size: 10.2 × 5 × 2.4 cm = 4.02” × 1.97” × 0.94”

Main crystal size: 10.2 × 3 cm = 4.02” × 1.18”

Calcite fluorescence short UV & minor fluorescence long UV
Quartz with Calcite. Front
Front
Quartz with Calcite. Rear
Rear
Quartz with Calcite
Quartz with Calcite. Front
Front
Quartz with Calcite. Rear
Rear
 

MA61AI4: A novelty at Munich 2018. Very fine Quartz with an almost "alpine" quality but mined in a polymetallic mine, which is not so common. The association of white Calcite crystals adds a "touch of class" to this unpredictable specimen.
This specimen has been photographed and published as a novelty at the 2018 Munich Show in the magazine "Lapis" number 12/2018, page 30
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (10/2018)

Specimen size: 11.1 × 4.1 × 3.4 cm = 4.37” × 1.61” × 1.34”

Calcite fluorescence short UV & minor fluorescence long UV
Proustite on Calcite
 

TM68AJ1: A novelty at Tucson 2019. Prismatic Proustite crystals with excellent acute terminations, transparent, very bright and with an extraordinary ruby-red color. On a Calcite matrix.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2018)

Specimen size: 4.6 × 3.4 × 2.3 cm = 1.81” × 1.34” × 0.91”

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

Calcite minor fluorescence short UV
Proustite on Calcite. Proustite on Calcite.
Proustite with Calcite
Proustite with Calcite. Proustite with Calcite.
 

TQ99AJ1: A novelty at Tucson 2019. Groups of elongated prismatic Proustite crystals with excellent acute terminations, transparent, very bright with an extraordinary ruby-red color. On a Calcite matrix.
Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region  Morocco (12/2018)

Specimen size: 8.3 × 5.7 × 2.7 cm = 3.27” × 2.24” × 1.06”

Main crystal size: 0.8 × 0.2 cm = 0.31” × 0.08”

Calcite minor fluorescence short UV

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