Read the landscape.
A geode is a cavity lined with mineral material. At the Sidi Rahal quarries, the contrast between the host rock and the quartz inside gives a useful starting point for reading a specimen.
The name on the label
Sidi Rahal is a place name shared by several settlements in Morocco. This entry concerns the mineral locality in El Kelaâ des Sraghna Province, not the coastal town near Casablanca.
One question to keep
Does the label include the province, and distinguish quartz from its variety name?
- Associated species in this atlas
- Quartz
- Map position
- 31.632° N, 7.494° W
Representative point for the Sidi Rahal quarries; not a visitor route.
An educational record, not mine-access guidance. No visitor access or collecting permission is implied.
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