20858 - Pink Cobaltoan Calcite Crystals on Matrix - Bou Azzer Mine (South Morocco) Brachylophosaurus this is a magnificent acquisition

this is a magnificent acquisition for any collection

- Galianemys emringeri Gaffney et al

Other names: This meteorite has been sold and traded under the name "Imilchil"

” estimated as Maastrichtian in age and two Palaeocene species recently attributed to Euclastes wielandi

13 Inch = 3

20858 - Pink Cobaltoan Calcite Crystals on Matrix - Bou Azzer Mine (South Morocco) Brachylophosaurus this is a magnificent acquisitionCalcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). The Mohs scale of mineral hardness, based on scratch hardness comparison, defines value 3 as "calcite". The Cobaltoan calcite is a variety of calcite containing Co2+ replacing Ca, that's the reason for its pretty pink color.