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Specularite Var Iridescent

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Specularite Var Iridescent

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Description
Locality: 
Florence Mine, Haile, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 7 × 4.5 cm
Description

This is a rather special specimen consisting of sparkling (hard to image) specularite crystals on hematite matrix. The crystals have a beautiful 'rainbow' iridescent sheen to them, a feature considered rare for the location. A very hard to obtain habit from a famous British Mine. Difficult to photograph in close-up.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Specularite

Variety Of: 

Hematite

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