{"product_id":"aragonite-slice-c-natural-morocco","title":"Aragonite slice (C) — natural, Morocco","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIghoud is also spelled Irhoud. In 1960 barite miners working the limestone massif there turned up a skull. Dating work published in 2017 established what it was: Homo sapiens, roughly 300,000 years old, the oldest of our species found anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis aragonite comes from the same limestone massif, out of the karst cavities the barite workings cut into. The mineral and the fossils are not the same deposit and this piece carries no fossil material. It shares a place, not a horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCarbonates are soft. Keep it dry and dust rather than wash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMineral:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAragonite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal system:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orthorhombic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIghoud (Irhoud), Youssoufia Province, Morocco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardness:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e3.5 to 4 on the Mohs scale, soft and easily marked\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreatment:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cut and polished, no dye or heat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.34 x 8.69 x 1.35 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 141.08 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYou will receive the exact piece photographed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Crystal Showroom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58197838725464,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/4880\/5720\/files\/asm-c-2.jpg?v=1787399115","url":"https:\/\/thecrystalshowroom.com\/products\/aragonite-slice-c-natural-morocco","provider":"The Crystal Showroom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}