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Tomasz Praszkier
Morocco. Google Maps.
First we went to western Anti-Atlas. Google maps.
Landscapes in the area close to Bou Oudi. T. Praszkier photo.
Road to Bou Oudi quarry. T. Praszkier photo.
Bou Oudi quarry in the desrteous area of Anti Atlas. T. Praszkier photo.
Bou Oudi quarry. T. Praszkier photo.
Heavy equipment in Bou Oudi. T. Praszkier photo.
Amethyst quarry in Bou Oudi. T. Praszkier photo.
Visiting Bou Oudi quarry. T. Praszkier photo.
Amethyst in situ in Bou Oudi quarry. T. Praszkier photo.
Amethyst in situ in Bou Oudi quarry. T. Praszkier photo.
Freshly collected amethyst crystal. T. Praszkier photo.
Miner in traditional Berber headgear with gemmy amethyst. T. Praszkier photo.
Miner in traditional Berber headgear with gemmy amethyst. T. Praszkier photo.
Selected high quality amethysts from Bou Oudi. T. Praszkier photo.
Selected high quality amethysts from Bou Oudi. T. Praszkier photo.
Big amethyst cluster from Bou Oudi. T. Praszkier photo.
Big amethyst with hourglass zonation from Bou Oudi. T. Praszkier photo.
Gemmy and top color amethyst from Bou Oudi, 4 cm wide. J. Scovil photo.
As far the best known matrix specimen of the hourgls amethyst from Bou Oudi, 3.6 cm high. J. Scovil photo.
Our next aim was Bou Azzer area. T. Praszkier photo.
Small shaft and dumps of the Agoudal mine - world main source of co-clacite. A. Korzekwa photo.
Agoudal quarry is unfortunatelly still colsed. A. Korzekwa photo.
But Oumlil Ouest quarry has been re-opened! World best source for karibibite and several other species. A. Korzekwa photo.
Specimens presented in miner`s house. A. Korzekwa photo.
Nice co-calcites from the Agoudal quarry. A. Korzekwa photo.
Skutterudite from the new find in Bousimas mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Skutterudite from the new find in Bousimas mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Realgar on calcite from the new find in Bousimas mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Barite from Bousimas mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
New superb proustites from Bouismas mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
One of the new proustites from Bouismas mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
One of the new proustites from Bouismas mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
This is THE proustite from Bouismas mine. Alex Shauss collection. A. Korzekwa photo.
Superb color co-clacite from Agoudal mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Well crystaline co-clacite from Agoudal mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Well crystaline co-clacite from Agoudal mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Botryoidal co-clacite from Agoudal mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Well crystaline co-clacite from Agoudal mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Well crystaline co-clacite with great color from Agoudal mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Well crystaline co-clacite with great color from Agoudal mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Unusual clacite crystal from Agoudal mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Roselite-beta from Agoudal mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Erythrite from Mechui mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Erythrite from Mechui mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Erythrite with probably picropharmacolite. A. Korzekwa photo.
Erythrite with probably picropharmacolite. A. Korzekwa photo.
After Bou Azzer we moved to Taouz. Google maps.
Charming hotel near Agdz. A. Korzekwa photo.
Charming hotel near Agdz. A. Korzekwa photo.
Charming hotel near Agdz. A. Korzekwa photo.
Charming hotel near Agdz. A. Korzekwa photo.
Charming hotel near Agdz. A. Korzekwa photo.
Desertous landscapes on the way along the Anti-Atlas. A. Korzekwa photo.
Desertous landscapes on the way along the Anti-Atlas. A. Korzekwa photo.
Desertous landscapes on the way along the Anti-Atlas. A. Korzekwa photo.
Desertous landscapes on the way along the Anti-Atlas. A. Korzekwa photo.
Kasbah-style restaurant in K`Nob. A. Korzekwa photo.
Kasbah-style restaurant in K`Nob. A. Korzekwa photo.
View to K`Nob and oasis. A. Korzekwa photo.
View from K`Nob to the oasis and High Atlas in the background. A. Korzekwa photo.
We visited new mining operation for barite close to the M`cissi area. T. Praszkier photo.
We also visited some of the outcrops of Devonian limestones very rich in fossils. A. Korzekwa photo.
Visiting outcrops of Devonian limestones very rich in fossils. A. Korzekwa photo.
Upper Devonian fosiliferous limestones. A. Korzekwa photo.
Orthoceras in Upper Devonian limestones. A. Korzekwa photo.
Goniatite in Upper Devonian limestones. A. Korzekwa photo.
Orthoceras in Upper Devonian limestones. A. Korzekwa photo.
View to the desert and our car from the oputcrop. A. Korzekwa photo.
Close to Taouz we found river (!) in the middle of the desert. A. Korzekwa photo.
And our car stucked in it ... A. Korzekwa photo.
After short work we liberated our car, but it was not the same as before :-). A. Korzekwa photo.
Andrzej is opening pocket with vanadinite in Taouz mine. T. Praszkier photo.
Pocket with vanadinite in Taouz mine. T. Praszkier photo.
Pocket with vanadinite in Taouz mine. T. Praszkier photo.
Pocket with vanadinite in Taouz mine. T. Praszkier photo.
Working on pocket with vanadinite in Taouz mine. T. Praszkier photo.
Working on pocket with vanadinite in Taouz mine. T. Praszkier photo.
Finally we got 2 nice big pieces with vanadinite. T. Praszkier photo.
Happy and dirty Andrzej with his prize! T. Praszkier photo.
Vanadinites from Taouz mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Vanadinite from Taouz mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Vanadinite from Taouz mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
Pseudostalactites of the Mn-Fe-oxides with vanadinite from Taouz mine. A. Korzekwa photo.
New quartzes found in the same vein where Taouz mine is located. A. Korzekwa photo.
Calcite from Taouz. A. Korzekwa photo.
Galena with pyromorphite from Taouz. A. Korzekwa photo.
Another novelity from Taouz - well crystalline malachite. A. Korzekwa photo.
And here another novelity from the Taouz area, but not from the same vein - orange wulfenite. A. Korzekwa photo.
Moon over the desert in Taouz area. A. Korzekwa photo.
As always when we are in that area we spend a night in Yasmina hotel. A. Korzekwa photo.
View from the dunes to Yasmina hotel and Berber tents. A. Korzekwa photo.
Berber tents on desert. A. Korzekwa photo.
Erg Chebbi dunes. A. Korzekwa photo.
Erg Chebbi dunes. A. Korzekwa photo.
Erg Chebbi dunes. A. Korzekwa photo.
Erg Chebbi dunes. A. Korzekwa photo.
Erg Chebbi dunes. A. Korzekwa photo.
Erg Chebbi dunes. A. Korzekwa photo.
Erg Chebbi dunes. A. Korzekwa photo.
Camels on dunes. A. Korzekwa photo.
Flowers on desert showed up after the rain. A. Korzekwa photo.
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