Skutterudite Crystal | 754 grams | Bou Azzer, Morocco | SO24 NWA 2965 Clarity: Nice crystal

Clarity:   Nice crystal

an impact so great that it cracked the earth

It belongs to the hexagonal crystal system

It frequently occurs in distinctive pyramid-like structures

Skutterudite Crystal | 754 grams | Bou Azzer, Morocco | SO24 NWA 2965 Clarity: Nice crystalSharp lustrous metallic crystals makes this top specimen of Skutterudite most beautiful and unique. Some pearly white Calcite is intergrown between crystals. Although most Skutterudite are uninteresting in form, several localities have produced sharp, lustrous crystals that are striking in aesthetics like this one. The Bou Azer District, Morocco, produces the best examples of Skutterudite, in large, lustrous crystals, often in a cuboctadral shape.