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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 44704
Mineral:Hematite with Quartz
Locality:Alston Moor, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England
Description:Botryoidal brown kidney-ore completely coated with brilliantly lustrous bladed black hematite crystals up to 14 mm across with a few Cumberland-habit smoky quartz crystals to 7 mm across. The edges of the hematite crystals are bruised in a few areas.
Overall Size:10x4.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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