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Hematite from Arzanah Island (Omar Arzanah), 180 km WNW of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

 
Hematite from Arzanah Island (Omar Arzanah), 180 km WNW of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Hematite from Arzanah Island (Omar Arzanah), 180 km WNW of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

DESCRIPTION:No. 39412
Mineral:Hematite
Locality:Arzanah Island (Omar Arzanah), 180 km WNW of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Description:Doubly-terminated single crystal of dark metallic hematite with no matrix attached. The terminations have concave depressions, possibly where it was intergrown with another mineral that dissolved away. The faces have a green-pink iridescence.
Overall Size:19x10x9 mm
Crystals:19 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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