Dragon Minerals - September 15, 2024 Update

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32200: Psilomelane - $18
Taouz Caïdat, Er-Rissani Cercle, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Small cabinet - 7.1 x 3.9 x 3.0 cm
77 grams
Specimen status: Available
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Parallel spires of sooty, gray psilomelane. Psilomelane is not a distinct mineral species but instead a term to describe undetermined manganese hydroxides/oxides. This sample easily marks the fingers (and labels and boxes and...), which suggests it might actually by pyrolusite.






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