This specimen of
skutterudite rich matrix has numerous crystals of brightly coloured
erythrite to 1.4 cm in length. This specimen appears to have two generations
of erythrite mineralization with larger crystals surrounded by smaller
crystals.
Origin: Bou Azzer, Anti Atlas Mts., Morocco, Africa
Sample size: 7 x 5.5 x 4.7 cm (top), 7.3 x 5.7 x 4.5 cm (2nd row), 6.4 x 5.2 x
3.5 cm (3rd/4th row), 5.2 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm (5th row), 9 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
(6th/7th row), 9.5 x 5.5 x 4.3 cm (bottom)
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