Senegalite

 

Senegalite on turquoise

Senegalite on turquoise

Origin: Kouroudaiko deposit, Faleme River, Senegal

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Prismatic crystals of senegalite

Origin: Kouroudiako, Falémé, Senegal

Picture size: 6 mm

Owner: Thomas Witzke

 

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Clear to light yellow prismatic crystals to 1 mm on turquoise.

Origin: Kouroudiako, Faleme River, Senegal (type locality)

Sample size: 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm, a very rich specimen with light yellow crystals to 0.75 mm (top), 4 x 2.5 x 1 cm (bottom)

 

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Limonite matrix with a thin layer of turquoise upon which are deposited scores of 1-2 mm sized crystals of light yellow coloured senegalite.

Origin: Kouroudiako mine, Falémé River, Senegal, Africa (type locality)

Sample size: 5.2 x 4.4 x 2.3 cm (top/2nd row), 5.2 x 3.9 x 2.7 cm (3rd/4th row), 4.5 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm (5th/bottom row)

 

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