Agates from Kerrouchen (The Atlas Mountains, Morocco): Textural Types and Their Gemmological Characteristics

Agates from Kerrouchen (The Atlas Mountains, Morocco): Textural Types and Their Gemmological Characteristics

Agate nodules from Kerrouchen (Khénifra Province, Meknés-Tafilalet Region) in Morocco occur in Triassic basalts and reach up to 30 cm in diameter. Monocentric, banded agates—mainly in pastel pink, grey, white and yellow—with infiltration canals (osculum) are observed. Raman microspectroscopy reveale...

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Main Authors: Lucyna Natkaniec-Nowak, Magdalena Dumańska-Słowik, Jaroslav Pršek, Marek Lankosz, Paweł Wróbel, Adam Gaweł, Joanna Kowalczyk, Jacek Kocemba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
agate
Kerrouchen
Morocco
colour pigments
microtexture
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/6/3/77

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