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Hematite (iridescent stalactites) from Peters Mountain, Alleghany County, Virginia

 
Hematite (iridescent stalactites) from Peters Mountain, Alleghany County, Virginia

Hematite (iridescent stalactites) from Peters Mountain, Alleghany County, Virginia

DESCRIPTION:No. 46928
Mineral:Hematite (iridescent stalactites)
Locality:Peters Mountain, Alleghany County, Virginia
Description:Several interconnected lustrous black-metallic hematite stalactites with iridescent botryoidal surfaces all around. The two edges have contacts from where it intersected other stalactites.
Overall Size:47x15x3 mm
Crystals:0.5-0.8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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