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Locality: Agoudal Mine, Bou Azzer District, Morocco
Description: The Agoudal mine lies on the eastern side of Morocco's Bou Azzer cobalt district. Mindat records that this mine supplied most of the cobalt-bearing calcite and dolomite to come out of the district, along with skutterudite, erythrite and spherocobaltite.
Bou Azzer itself is unique. It is the only place in the world where cobalt is mined from ores hosted in serpentinite. The deposits were found after a geologist saw the pink cobalt mineral erythrite for sale in Marrakech in 1928, and industrial mining began in 1934.
In cobaltoan calcite, cobalt takes the place of some of the calcium in the calcite structure, which gives it a pink colour that ranges from pale to vivid.
This piece is pink cobalt-bearing calcite.
In crystal traditions, cobaltoan calcite is regarded as a soothing, nurturing stone associated with self-love and compassion.
Chemical Composition: CaCO3
Chakra: Heart
Approximate Size for 1 piece: 5cm x 4cm x 3.5cm
Approximate Weight for 1 piece: 71g
Quantity: 1pc
We do our best to buy quality products- although not every rock is the same. If you choose to purchase the "staff pick option", we will select the best of the batch for you. Otherwise, it will be at random from the larger batch we have in stock.