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Quartz On Specularite

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Quartz On Specularite

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Description
Locality: 
Beckermet Mine, Haile, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 7 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.80cm
Weight: 
421.00gr
Description

This fangtastic specimen was a part of my international collection for the longest time. It shows a very big, waterclear quartz crystal (2.8 cm) of an unique, 'architectural' shape on a 'lawn' of glossy specularite crystals. There is a healed crack in the quartz crystal, which is not too disturbing, if you consider the size and shape of it.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

Specularite

Variety Of: 

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Colour: 
Silvery

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