Erythrite crystals with Quartz accenting on matrix!
Gorgeous specimen of Erythrite crystals with Quartz accenting on matrix!
System: Monoclinic
Colour: Crimson to peach red, ...
Hardness: 1½ - 2½
Member of: Vivianite Group
Name: Named in 1832 by Francois Sulpice Beaudant From the Greek έρυθρος for red.
From the Aghbar Mine, Bou Azer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco.
Ex. Mijer Mineral Collection
Credit: The Mineral Gallery, Inc.