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Dolomite On Hematite

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Dolomite On Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Florence Mine, Haile, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 4.8 × 2.6 cm
Description

A classic Cumbrian dolomite on kidney ore haematite. The curved white saddleback crystals of dolomite have a rich dusting of haematite giving them a rouge red blush to their edges which grades to orange on one side of this dome specimen.

The haematite that provides the matrix for the dolomite is typical red to black coloured kidney ore, that is so famous from the Florence mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

Hematite

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