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MD-226222
Erythrite
Bou Azzer, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco
Miniature, 4.0 x 4.0 x 2.7 cm
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Deeply colored, intense erythrite crystals with a semi-metallic luster, in a 2.3 cm cluster atop matrix, make this a striking miniature. It belonged to collector and author, John Sinkankas of San Diego. It is illustrated in his book, Mineralogy for Amateurs (1964). It then was in the well-known collection of George Holloway for many years.