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Gwindel Quartz & Hematite

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Gwindel Quartz & Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Talèfre Glacier, Mont Blanc Massif, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
8 × 16 × 13 cm
Description

Here is clear smoky gwindel quartz on matrix from the French Alps. This big specimen comes from a unique find with smoky quartz and hematite near the Talèfre glacier. This combination is not very common in the Mont-Blanc mountains. Some of the best specimens of this find are visible at the Chamonix mineralogy museum. The gwindel is very lustrous with undamaged points. Some hematite roses are visible on the back (see picture 3).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gwindel

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

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If you wish to return a specimen because you are in any way unhappy with your purchase you can do so within a 14 day return period. Please send us an email indicating the order reference number and the price. Please handle the specimen very carefully and return it immediately after notifying us of its return. Once we have received the specimen in the same condition that it was sent to you, we will happily refund the full price of the item (less the shipping costs).

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