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Tarnowitzite
- Touissit Mine, Oujda Province, Morocco
- Miniature, 4.8 x 3.4 x 2.4 cm
- Start Time: 03/01/2009 8:15:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 03/05/2009 8:15:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Tarnowitzite is the familiar name for plumbian (lead-rich) aragonite (which of course is a polymorph of calcite). It is uncommon, good xls being known from under 10 localities worldwide (including Tsumeb). This specimen from Morocco is unusually aesthetic for the species, with sharp, glistening crystals jutting up from schist matrix. Valued $300-400 Ex. Jaime Bird Coll.