Hematite (Var: Martite)

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Locality: Payún volcano, Altiplano de Payún Matru, Mendoza, Argentina

Sharp octahedral crystals of martite (hematite ps. after magnetite). Specimen is 7 x 4 x 5 cm.

Photo & collection: Jonathan Woolley

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Photo added: 18th Nov 2007

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