06830 - Beautiful Chalcopyrite Crystals + Barite Crystals in Matrix - South Morocco Azurite Ginglymostoma minutum
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Description
Ginglymostoma minutum
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
the United Kingdom
No doubt this is a piece worthy of study
Impressive natural association of two huge vertebrae of this species of Elasmosaurus in its phosphatic matrix
06830 - Beautiful Chalcopyrite Crystals + Barite Crystals in Matrix - South Morocco Azurite Ginglymostoma minutumChalcopyrite is a copper iron sulfide mineralthat crystallizes in the tereagonal system. It has the chemical formula CuFeS2. It has a brassy to golden yellow color and a hardness of 3. 5 to 4 on the Mohs scale. Its streak is diagnostic as green tinged black. Baryte or barite is a mineral consisting of barium sulfate (BaSO4). Baryte is generally white or colorless, and is the main source of barium. The baryte group consists of baryte, celestine