Lenticular Hematite crystals of a deep black color, extraordinarily shiny, to the point that they produce flashes with incident light, intergrown on a matrix of massive bands of Hematite as well. The isolated Quartz crystals are clearer than usual for this locality and are well-formed, with minimal prism development.
A true classic of English mineralogy, originating from the ancient iron mines of the Cumbria district.
Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria England / United Kingdom
Specimen size: 5,8 × 4,2 × 1,4 cm = 1.97” × 1.57” × 0.39”
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