Talmessite

  
 
  
Talmessite on calcite
Origin: Ourlil, Bou Azzer, Anti Atlas Mts., Morocco
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 2.3 cm (top/2nd row), 6.3 x 5 x 4.1 cm (3rd/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
Origin: Goldhill Mine, Tooele County, Utah, U.S.A.
Sample size: 11.0 x 9.2 x 5.7 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Light green microcrystals of talmessite in aggregates to 0.8 mm in tiny vugs
Origin: Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer Dist., Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
Sample size: 5 x 4.5 x 4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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