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Quartz, Hematite


Quartz : SiO2, Hematite : Fe2O3

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Locality: Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK
5.9 x 3.9 x 2.7 cm. This combo is an English classic. There are three gemmy quartz crystals here, containing bright rust-red inclusions of hematite, on a field of sparkly black specular hematite. A fine and pretty representative mini for this combo, ex. Russell Jones Collection.

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