07634 - Pink Cobaltoan Calcite Crystals on Matrix - Bou Azzer Mine (South Morocco) Edrioasteroids This insect has not yet
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Enchodus lemonnieri
retaining some of the nodes on each axial ring
The tooth is 100% complete
07634 - Pink Cobaltoan Calcite Crystals on Matrix - Bou Azzer Mine (South Morocco) Edrioasteroids This insect has not yetCalcite 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.