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Hematite from Biancavilla, Catana, Monte Calvaro, Sicily, Italy

 
Hematite from Biancavilla, Catana, Monte Calvaro, Sicily, Italy

Hematite from Biancavilla, Catana, Monte Calvaro, Sicily, Italy

DESCRIPTION:No. 38889
Mineral:Hematite
Locality:Biancavilla, Catana, Monte Calvaro, Sicily, Italy
Description:Thin, platy metallic hematite crystals with mirror-like surface luster and no matrix attached. The crystals have complex crystallization patterns throughout. See photo of similar specimen from the same find in Mineralogical record, Jan.-Feb. 1983, p. 55. Collected in 1982
Overall Size:24x24x5 mm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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