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Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Alston Moor, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England

 
Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Alston Moor, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 27573
Mineral:Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Locality:Alston Moor, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England
Description:Large central quartz crystal 50 mm long with many smaller quartz crystals around the sides (often called Cathedral-formation because of the resemblance to buttresses on the sides of gothic cathedrals) with brown hematite included in the terminations. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970)
Overall Size:6x3x3 cm
Crystals:5-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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