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Quartz With Hematite

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Quartz With Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Geevor Mine, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 2.2 × 1.2 cm
Description

A super little specimen with well terminated, translucent quartz crystals over which are countless spots of hematite giving the whole an amazing appearance. This specimen is fascinating under magnification and comes from a classic Cornish locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Hematite

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