Hematite after Magnetite (variety martite)
Specimen ID: JGR-1G1
Hematite after Magnetite (variety martite)
As recorded:
Payún Matru Volcano, Malargüe, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province Argentina
101mm x 62mm x 56mm
Very aerial group of Hematite pseudomorphs after octahedral crystals of Magnetite (a variety known as martite) with a second generation of small lamellar crystals of the same species.
Payún Matru Volcano, Malargüe, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province Argentina (2008)
Specimen size: 10.1 × 6.2 × 5.6 cm = 3.98” × 2.44” × 2.20”
Main crystal size: 6 × 3.4 cm = 2.36” × 1.34”
Photo added to mindat.org
“Very aerial group of Hematite pseudomorphs after octahedral crystals of Magnetite (a variety known as martite) with a second generation of small lamellar crystals of the same species.
Payún Matru Volcano, Malargüe, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina.
Found in: 2008
Specimen size: 10.1 × 6.2 × 5.6 cm = 3.98” × 2.44” × 2.20”
Main crystal size: 6 × 3.4 cm = 2.36” × 1.34”
Reference: TD89AL6 ”
Jordi Fabre - 20th March 2022
Photo added to mindat.org
“Very aerial group of Hematite pseudomorphs after octahedral crystals of Magnetite (a variety known as martite) with a second generation of small lamellar crystals of the same species.
Payún Matru Volcano, Malargüe, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina.
Found in: 2008
Specimen size: 10.1 × 6.2 × 5.6 cm = 3.98” × 2.44” × 2.20”
Main crystal size: 6 × 3.4 cm = 2.36” × 1.34”
Reference: TD89AL6 ”
Jordi Fabre - 19th October 2023
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