1.35" Lustrous Hematite and Hausmannite Association - South Africa

Lustrous Hematite and Hausmannite Association - South Africa #169761

This is an association of lustrous hematite and hausmannite crystals, with small gaudefroyite crystals peppered throughout the specimen. The entire specimen measures 1.35" wide and was collected from the N'Chwaning Mine in the Kalahari Manganese Fields of Kuruman, Africa.

Hematite is a fairly common mineral, typically responsible for the red-brown colorations found in other minerals and rocks. Its chemical composition is Fe2O3, occasionally containing small amounts of titanium (variable formula (Fe,Ti)2O3). Much of the time, non-crystalline hematite specimens are the result of a transformation from limonite following loss of water.

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