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Prase Quartz & Hematite

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Prase Quartz & Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Avissalos, Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 4 × 1.7 cm
Description

This is not your typical Seriphos prasem. Unlike most of them, this one has the most typical quartz habit and excellent luster. It reminds me of prase quartz from Italy, only this is Greece! A cute rose of hematite adds to the association. The quality is just top for Greek prase!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Prase

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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