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2.8" Lustrous Hematite Crystal Cluster - Italy
This is a lustrous, 2.8 wide cluster of hematite crystals that formed in association with small quartz crystals. It comes from Bacino stope in the Rio Mine on Elba Island, Italy, a site well known for the breathtaking hematite specimens it produces.
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.
SPECIES
Hematite & Quartz
LOCATION
Bacino Stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Livorno Province, Elba Island, Italy
SIZE
2.8 x 2.4"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#280528
