SC599 – Tarnowitzite from Bou Beker, Morocco

Jun 18, 2022 | Aragonite, Mineral Collection

Tarnowitzite, a lead bearing variety of aragonite. Some say that tarnowitzite is a mix of aragonite and cerussite. It fluoresces white under shortwave and pale yellow under longwave UV light.

Featured on Rocks & Minerals: Bruce Cairncross (2024) Connoisseur’s Choice: Aragonite Part 4: Morocco, Rocks & Minerals, 99:2, 142-149, DOI: 10.1080/00357529.2024.2279425

Locality: Bou Beker, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco (Mindat)
MinID: 7PX-JWH
Size: 5 x 4 x 3 cm
Weight: 73.6 g
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Normal light.
Original, unknown, label.
An printed on Rocks & Minerals.
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