Moroccan Mineral Specimens

 

Cerussite from the classic location, Mibladen Mine in Morocco. Fine floater crystals which show extensive etching or unusual growths such as skeletal and reticulated forms.   Cerussite from Mibladen Mine, Morocco

 

 

OKI-733

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OKI-733     Vanadinite     Upper Moulouya District, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Milbaden, Kkenifra Prov., Morocco, Africa.  This is the nicest piece I found at Tucson this year.  Quite uncommon to find these top grade crystals on the darker matrix.  Together this makes this what I consider a specimen of the highest aesthetics.  Some might say the lighter colored barite matrix is more aesthetic but I will let the specimen pics speak for themselves.  The crystals on this fine piece are up to 1.2 cm in diameter.  Exceptionally high luster.  They are the brightest red you can find for this species from anywhere and they are translucent to gemmy.  The highest quality I have ever seen.  The piece is 6.4 x 4 x 2.7 cm.  Zero damage.  Largest crystals are perfectly positioned high on the piece and just to the right of center.  They really draw your eye to them.  Well worth the investment if you look for top quality examples in your collection.  850$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-734

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Barite...bottom?

OKI-734     Vanadinite and Barite   Upper Moulouya District, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Milbaden, Kkenifra Prov., Morocco, Africa.  This piece has cherry red vanadinites to 1 cm each (most are smaller) all over white blades of barite.  The crystals sit up lightly, high up off the matrix.  The specimen measures  8 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm overall.  No damage to the vanadinites but a view blades of barite are clipped (it should probably sit on this side anyways).  The specimen only has contact on one edge so it displays well from almost any direction.  Very attractive, bright, colorful and aesthetic specimen.  275$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-735

OKI-735     Vanadinite     Upper Moulouya District, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Milbaden, Kkenifra Prov., Morocco, Africa.  This large plate of crystals is heavily mineralized by well formed crystals to 1.1 cm, many of which are a cm or better.  The plate measures 9 x 9 cm and is varies from 2 to 3 cm thick.  This piece is spotless!  No damage which on a specimen this large is nothing short of a miracle.   I thought I was going to go blind trying to find one of these big specimen without damage.  The color is red with a slight brownish cast.  Very attractive and what a thrill to see hundreds and hundreds of crystals and no damage what-so-ever.  Great piece.  650$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-736

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OKI-736     Vanadinite     Upper Moulouya District, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Milbaden, Kkenifra Prov., Morocco, Africa.   This floater has big thick crystals to 1.8 cm each.  Large red, translucent crystals with no damage.  Brownish coatings, mostly isolated to backside leave a fine frontal view and allow this specimen to be had a very reasonable price.  95$

 

 

 

 

OKI-737

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OKI-737     Vanadinite     Upper Moulouya District, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Milbaden, Kkenifra Prov., Morocco, Africa.  An impressive piece composed of big thick crystals to 1.5 cm in diameter, the best of which sit up high on the specimen.  The crystals are a rich red color and very translucent and gemmy in areas.  Front face is a killer…the back is cool too but totally coated with brown accessory.  One tiny missing crystal and rub on top of piece (not visible in frontal view).  Given the overall quality this minor issue is of little note.   It is an exceptional piece with the qualities which everyone seems to want: bright luster, fantastic form, great crystal balance and very clean.  Tough to find them this nice for less than 1,000$  This one is 950$

 

 

 

 

 

OKI-729

OKI-729    Quartz Exomorph after Fluorite     Mibladen, Morocco.  A perfectly formed corner cast of a fluorite cube.  All surfaces of the cast and matrix surface (excluding back of piece) are crystallized by quartz druze.  The specimen is a reddish brown and the cast is quite translucent.  The cast is 5.7 cm on edge and the entire piece is 8.6 x 7.5 x 4.2 cm.  The cast is displayed centrally and the specimen is quite aesthetic and interesting.  No damage.  I’ve seen specimens of this type which are much larger but seldom of a manageable size and nice aesthetics like this one.  65$

 

 

 

 

OKI-122

OKI-122    Cerussite on Barite      Mibladen, Morocco.  An aesthetic piece with big skeletal cerussite crystals which sit up high on the barite blades.  The size and form of this damage free specimen couldn’t be much nicer.  Views great from any direction and sits great for display.  This specimen measures 5.2 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm overall..  The crystals of cerussite are translucent with transparent regions.  A far better a than m normal example of this fairly common contemporary material.  75$

 

 

 

 

OKF-304

OKF-304    Vesuvianite    Tonpite, Sidelt, Morocco.     This piece is a stocky double terminated crystal measuring 5.6 cm in length.  It is a rich brownish green color, translucence and a very high luster.  He specimens always seemed to be around for only a year or two during an early 2000s.  This is an exceptional specimen with only a couple small areas on the back of the piece having contacts matrix.  Very nice piece.  $80

 

 

 

 

OKF-385

OKF-385    Vanadinite    Touissit Mine near Oujda, Morocco.  Here is a very cool piece which came out in the early 1980s.  The color is very unusual.  The crystals are a light green color with terminations of a whitish green color.  The crystals are up to .8 cm in length and diameter.  The specimen is mineralized on almost all sides with the exclusion of the small area of base and overall it measures 6.1 x 3.9 x 3.6 cm.  It is damage free.  A very displayable and interesting piece.  $300

 

 

 

 

 

OKF-098

OKF-098    Cerussite    Mibladen, Morocco.    This crystal is an enormous thumbnail measuring 3.5 by 2.9 x 3.5 cm.  It just barely fits in the perky box it is a large damage free crystal which is gemmy but heavily included throughout.  A very substantial and showy specimen which views equally well from any direction for     $100

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKE-406

OKE-406    Anglesite    Toussit Mine, Ouija, Morocco.  Ex. Jim Turek Collection.  This matrix contains two vugs filled by nice clear (very slightly yellow) anglesite crystals to a cm each.  The crystals are all well formed and damage free except those directly on the edge of each pocket where they were split open.  Piece measures 7 x 6 x 6 cm.  Fine example.  120$

 

 

 

 

 

OKD-762

OKD-762     Anglesite     Toussit, Ouijda, Morocco.  Ex. Jim Turek Collection.  An attractive cluster of gemmy clear, blocky crystals on dark galena matrix.  Crystals to .7 cm on edge and overall size of 3.8 x 3 x 2.2 cm.  One crystal missing on edge of group and one other with a ding.  A good specimen greatly reduced in price at    50$

 

 

 

 

OKD-514

OKD-514    Wulfenite    Toussit, Morocco.  Ex Nancy Collins Collection.  Dozens of yellow wulfenite crystals to over a cm each on large crystals of tan dolomite.  These tabular crystals are nicely formed but a few do have dings.  Overall the specimen displays very well and has a nice waxy luster.  The piece measures a healthy 6.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm.  150$

 

 

 

 

 

OKD-028

OKD-028      Vesuvianite   Tunpite, Sidelt, Morocco.   Big, beautiful, double terminated crystal of a deep green color.  This one is an exceptional piece for the location.  Backside has some rough areas but otherwise far better than the photo indicated.  85$

 

 

 

 

OKB-554

OKB-554   Cerussite   Milbladen, Morocco.   Big single crystal with smaller rider.  Grades from gemmy areas to areas which are almost opaque.  Nice color form (floater crystal) with very minor barite.  4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm.  25$

 

 

 

 

 

OKB-555

OKB-555   Cerussite on Barite    Milbladen, Morocco.    Huge (almost 6 cm) cerussite on large barite plate.  13 x 10 cm overall.  Cerussite is translucent, complex and highly etched.  Nice display with the cerussite sitting up very high off the matrix.  65$

 

 

 

 

 

OKB-556

OKB-556   Cerussite on Barite    Milbladen, Morocco.    Crystal cluster with individuals to 2 cm each.  Very gemmy specimen with minor pink barites on its base.  Very nice. 35$

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKB-506

Cerussite closeup.

OKB-506  Cerussite on Barite  Morocco.    Slightly yellow, clear cerussites to 1.4 cm scattered about on this matrix.  Barite blades to 2 cm in divergent groupings.  Attractive and reasonably priced at  25$

 

 

 

 

OKB-192

OKB-192    Epidote/ Manyatite??   Lukuridu, Melchel, Morocco.  This material is also form a new find.  I am very unclear on the location spelling and the second mineral is unknown to me.  Attractive 6 cm specimen with deep green epidote sprays and small, well formed, metallic crystals of manyatite?  Crystals on both sides.  50$

 

 

 

 

 

EA-119

EA-119 Cerussite Tourist, Morocco. Great cluster of V twinned, double terminated crystals of a translucent light brown color. High luster and deep striations. This one is very impressive. Great damage free terminations. Minor matrix and a chip on back of piece. 4.5 cm high by approx 3 cm wide. Most specimens that I have seen of this caliber are double this price. 225$

 

 

 

 

 

OKA-799

OKA-799 Cerussite Tourist, Morocco. Impressive 5 cm translucent brown crystal stands vertically out of a tiny (2 cm) piece of matrix. This crystal has a wonderful wedge shaped termination and is very showy. Some chatter marks on side of main crystal and chips on minor crystals on matrix. 200$

 

 

 

 

OKA-675 Barite/ Cerussite Milbladen, Morocco. 10 x 9 cm plate of orange coated white crystals to 2 cm. Several scraped or chipped blades. Cerussite is minor and on edges of plate.25$

 

Moroccan Vanadinites

Vanadinite from the Acif Vein, Mabladen, Tourist, Morocco is, by far, the best quality vanadinite available on the mineral market today.  There is little room for argument on this.  The best of the Moroccan material is a bright cherry red in color, exhibits flawless hexagonal form, good translucence to gemmyness and has a glassy luster.  This monthly special will be a small grouping of superb vanadinites.  I purchase this material at Tucson last year and packed it away.  It is from the new find at this classic site (discussed in Min. Record).  Because I purchase far more than I needed I will be selling these few for less than wholesale.  It is seldom that I sell specimens like these for less than I paid for them.  Compare these prices with vanadinites on my African pages or specimens carried by other vendors. These prices are excellent.

These photos do NOT reflect how gemmy these crystals really are.  Sorry.

 

OKB-078 Vanadinite Acif Vein, Mabladen, Tourist, Morocco. Wow. Crystals to 1.5 cm and .7 cm thick...Great color and translucence...Form is outstanding on this 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm piece. Minor matrix on base. Outstanding deal on this piece. Was 95$...now...60$

OKD-057

OKD-057   Vanadinite Acif Vein, Mabladen, Tourist, Morocco.  Large crystals to over 1.7 cm.  This piece is actually a small dome which is coated on all sides with large crystals. It displays great. The specimen has the deepest rich red color available.  No damage a great aesthetics.  3.5 x 3 x 2.8 cm.  125$

 

 

 

 

OKB-080

OKB-080 Vanadinite Acif Vein, Mabladen, Tourist, Morocco. Small cluster (3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm) with some coating on one side. One larger crystal (1.4 cm) dominates this excellent thumbnail specimen. Was 50$

 

 

 

 

OKB-081 Front

OKB-081 Back

OKB-081 Vanadinite Acif Vein, Mabladen, Tourist, Morocco. Huge crystals to over 2.5 cm and a cm thick on this specimen. Very uncommon crystal size. This piece is actually a small plate which is coated on both sides with large crystals. It displays great on edge. Base of piece has a thick coating but this is not visible when displayed properly. Very special piece that was priced at 375$...Now...only 175$

 

 

 

OKB-077 Vanadinite Acif Vein, Mabladen, Tourist, Morocco. Great display specimen with transparent crystals to .7 cm each sprinkled on yellowish tan matrix. Specimen measures 9 x 8 x 6 cm overall.    200$

 


 

OKA-800 Vanadinite Tourist, Morocco. Great miniature with translucent metallic red crystals to .8 cm. This are scattered on a white barite matrix. No damage and very showy. 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm. 145$

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