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Azurite from Bou Beker, Oriental Region, Morocco

$450.00

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Beautiful blue sprays of azurite crystals flat lying and set across the front of this matrix with minor green micro smithsonite, white magnesite and minor gypsum. In good condition. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Jan Erik Larsen and dates to around the year 2013.Bou Beker is a prominent mining locality situated within the Touissit-Bou Beker district of the Jerada Province in the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco. Historically celebrated for its extensive industrial extraction operations, this area forms part of a major regional ore deposit located near the Algerian border. It is globally renowned among mineral collectors and geologists for producing exceptional specimens of various secondary carbonate and oxidation minerals.

Product details

SpeciesAzuriteGypsumMagnesiteSmithsonite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.5 x 6.0 x 5.0 cm
Listed on11/03/2026
LocalityMorocco, Oriental Region, Bou Beker
SKU2341341

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3,650 for sale·9 sold

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deep blue copper carbonate with prismatic and botryoidal forms; alters to malachite; Mohs 3.5–4; identify color, habit, and notable localities.
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Bou Beker
Bou Beker, Morocco — classic northeast lead-zinc belt locality, producing azurite, malachite, brochantite and related minerals prized by collectors.