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Amethyst & Hematite

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Amethyst & Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Diamond Willow Mine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Lustrous dark purple amethyst crystals with spherical red hematite inclusions (ex M. Zinn)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amethyst

Variety Of: 

Quartz

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

Hematite

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