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Hematite Var Specularite

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Hematite Var Specularite

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Description
Locality: 
Wheal Maudlin, Lanlivery, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5 × 3 cm
Description

An intergrown mass of specular haematite blades on an iron-stained granitic matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematite

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

Specularite

Variety Of: 

Hematite

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