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Hematite

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Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Fibbia, Fontana, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 1.9 × 1.2 cm
Description

This specimen is developed as floater and it looks perfect 360°. You can display backside, you can turn bottom to top - no matter, it looks great in all positions. The specimen consits of thin, lustrous, sharp terminated discs - some areas are just powdered with minor chlorite, which gives even a little touch of color to this highly aesthetic assemble. Small, but really an alpine treasure!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0