Baryte with Realgar inclusions and Calcite from Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Morocco

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Elongated tabular Baryte crystals with well defined faces and edges and with very well defined rhombohedral terminations, translucent and of a delicate uniform yellow color, with inclusions of small red Realgar crystals, all embedded in a whitish matrix formed of Calcite crystals, which ensures a noteworthy color contrast.
A specimen difficult to find nowadays in the commercial mineral market.
Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region Morocco (02/2013)
Specimen size: 5.6 × 3.8 × 3.4 cm = 2.20” × 1.50” × 1.34”
Main crystal size: 4.8 × 1 cm = 1.89” × 0.39”
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