Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Iron Rose

Views:
Watches:
QRI682015

Iron Rose

Former collection Weber (Switzerland)
Classic Locality

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Fedenstock, Felli Valley, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 5.9 × 2.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Description

Rich group of iron rose hematite covering pale metamorphic matrix from the legendary locality of Fedenstock. Numerous dozens of blade crystals are arranged as rosettes with medium to metallic lustre. Some iron oxides staining and some micro dusting (chlorite+hematite?) keep the lustre varying and mostly dimmed for a part of the specimen.

A historical specimen. Former collection Weber (Switzerland), which was put together between WWI and WWII.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Iron Rose

Variety Of: 

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps

Seller's terms and conditions

Shipping within 15 days after payment received, unless specified/agreed otherwise.

Combined shipping is possible, please inquire for details.