Details
ColorsBrown
Origin
Bouismas Mine, Bouismas, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
SizeSmall
Dimensions4.0 x 5.1 x 2.1 cm
Species
Dys
Description
This miniature of the silver antimonide Dyscrasite, forms a coral-like array of branching thick stems of a strange, slightly pinkish golden-silver. This specimen is from the Bouismas mine in Ouarzazate Province, Morocco, which operated for only two years between 2008 and 2010, exploiting a vein rich in silver within the Bou Azzer Mining District. The crude crystals form fronds to 1 cm wide, tapering toward their base. A good example of this rather rare silver species.
