Description
Association of fine green nickel austinite crystals and small purple erythrine crystals on skutterudite, from Bou Azzer, Morocco.
Austinite is an arsenate of calcium and iron (and nickel in this case).
Erythrin (or erythrite) is a hydrated cobalt arsenate.
Skutterudite is a cobalt-nickel arsenide.
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