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Quartz On Hematite

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Quartz On Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Florence Mine, Haile, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6.5 × 3 cm
Description

This is a very highly reflective specimen with numerous reddish quartz crystals scattered across specularite hematite crystals. A classic from probably the most famous mine for hematite. Impossible to capture the sparkle of this piece in photographs. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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
Peter Crozier Minerals