Hematite with Quartz
specimen number:
8632191
location:
Cavradi, Tujetsch, Vorderrhein, Grischun, Switzerland
description:
Brilliant mirror bright lustrous bladed crystals of hematite measuring to 3.0 cm in size on a matrix of crystallized quartz. Small red crystals of rutile are epitaxial upon the hematite crystals. Very slight micro-chipping present, this still a very impressive large cabinet example for this Alpine classic.
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