Erythrite Photos       
Cochise College               
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Roger Weller, geology instructor

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Bou Azzer, Morocco
Erythrite is hydrous cobalt arsenate and it is also known as "cobalt bloom". 
It is often identified by intense crimson to pink color.  Erythrite crystals are often
prismatic and vertically striated.
 

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Photo is copyright free only for non-commercial educational uses.
Just credit photo to R.Weller/Cochise College.

Specimen courtesy of Arizona Desert Ice
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Neil Bearce, author of Minerals of Arizona
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