06262 - Beautiful Red Vanadinite Crystals Cluster from Mibladen Mining District, Midelt Province, Morocco Morocconites Aoudjehane and M

Aoudjehane and M

Many species had long spines arranged similarly to closely related genera

deep subtidal ramp

many of them are not yet studied or with very scarce published scientific information

Link: Aoufous Formation

06262 - Beautiful Red Vanadinite Crystals Cluster from Mibladen Mining District, Midelt Province, Morocco Morocconites Aoudjehane and MVanadinite is a mineral belonging to the apatite group of phosphates, with the chemical formula Pb5(VO4)3Cl. It is one of the main industrial ores of the metal vanadium and a minor source of lead. A dense, brittle mineral, it is usually found in the form of red hexagonal crystals. It is an uncommon mineral, formed by the oxidation of lead ore deposits such as galena. First discovered in 1801 in Mexico, vanadinite deposits have since been unearthed in