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Hematite

Former collection Christian Mavris

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Locality: 
Molaoi, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm
Weight: 
8.00gr
Description

Very rich speck with lustrous hematite var. specularite blades, finely displaying as stacked curved individuals, on top of brown matrix.

From a fortuitous find during a holiday in Peloponnese, Southern Greece. It is the first time I see a specimen for sale from this locality, which is rather obscure and unknown to several Greek collectors I asked. Following a systematic research work, a VMS deposit was found in the area, but it was rated non-economic. This led to abandoning the exploitation plans. 
This specimen comes from a boulder lined with hematite and epidote that I found literally in the middle of a field. Only a handful of specimens were recovered, and this one is possibly one of the richest given its size. 

Collected: 
2014
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematite

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

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