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Mineral Specimens with Hematite
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5.1 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm. Aesthetic and beautiful starbursts of amazingly lustrous, golden rutile blades and needles epitaxial on mirror-bright to matte-finish, black hematite crystals from a recent find at Novo Horizonte, Brazil. The uneven starburst really adds character to this fine piece, which looks great from both sides.
This is a specimen of hematite on one side of which have formed distinct, euhedral crystals - that were later covered with a layer of wine-red, sparkly garnet microcrystals! Pretty and very unusual - from the Wessels Mine in the Kalahari Manganese Fields of South Africa. This specimen blows you away in person - the pics cannot convey it! 13.3 x 8.0 x 7.2 cm
Lustrous, lavender spheres to 3 mm of the uncommon phosphate strengite are scattered in a vug atop massive hematite along with radial rosettes of beraunite from the Leveaniemi iron mine of Sweden. These specimens were collected in the mid-1980s and the mine is now closed. See the Mineralogical Record article in Vol. 20, No. 5, 1989. 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.8 cm
This is one of the more attractive, and certainly most amazing, Smithsonites that I have ever seen. It consists of sharp red phantoms within clear scalenohedral crystals. To say that this is unusual would be putting it mildly. SMALL but BEAUTIFUL! Purchased from the Zweibels in 1979 1.6 x 1.6 x 1 cm
A rare locality piece consisting of aestheic groups of spherical hematite rosettes with milky quartz on a pyrite matrix. The hematite roses are up to 2.6 cm across and have a shiny, gun-metal luster. The hematite roses are free of any obvious damage. The quartz crystals are well terminated and make for an interesting contrast to the hematite. Great old Ward’s label included with Hauck label. MY FIRST ASSUMPTION ON SEEIN GTHIS WAS "ANOTHER ELBA PIECE..." BUT ITS NOT! SUCH HEMATITES FROM THE PIEDMONT ARE IN FACT MUCH MORE RARE! 7.9 x 4.5 x 3.8 cm
A beautiful, good-sized specimen with sharp pink rhombs of smithsonite to 8mm. This is an old classic smithsonite from Tsumeb. The smithsonite crystals are covering bright orange crystals of quartz to 2mm - an association I had not sene previously. Several damaged smithsonite crystals are present on the specimen but overall its in pretty good shape and nothing visually detracts. Its better in person because the quartz adds a colorful accent which has more appeal in person. Piece comes with old Conklin and Hauck labels. 5.9 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm
Complexly terminated crystals of hematite to 2.6cm on a massive hematite matrix. The crystals have incredible mirror luster and are sharply formed, pseudocubic in fact. Some twinning appears to have occurred to some of the crystals. Nice display angle for the piece adds to the pizzazz. Minor edge wear is present on a few crystals but for the most part the crystals are in very good condition. 6.9 x 6.2 x 2.8 cm
This old Wisconsin hematite, uncommon on the market, looks like something out of Dr. Seuss, does it not? It is hematite of the form known as "kidney ore", but in this case, WAY more aesthetic than even the classic English ones. Old locality, long defunct! 3.4 x 3.1 x 1.6 cm
11.8 x 8.3 x 6.4 cm. For sheer brilliance and brightness, this specimen hosts the best quartz I have yet seen for the locality. These gemmy, clear quartz crystals are of imposing quality, and rise from contrasting matrix of bladed hematite rosettes. All major crystals are pristine and free of damage, the only imperfect quartzes being those small ones lining the front and lower periphery.
An aesthetic, highly lustrous, two-sided, bladed, hematite rose from the famous Brumado Mine of Brazil. Minor contacting on a secondary edge is most certainly not detracting from this showy piece. Ex Marty Lewadny Collection. 4.1 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm
What a terrific and unusual thumber of Mexican apatite! First, you have this very bright and gemmy central yellow-green crystal, complete and terminated. The apatite growing next to it is a reddish color due to hematite inclusions, which provides a pretty contrast with the main crystal. And, you also have, around the base, sharp octahedral crystals of hematite that has pseudomorphed (replaced) the original magnetite crystals! 2.7 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm
Almost exactly similar to the material from nearby Thunder Bay, this is a Canadian classic: bright, glossy crystals of amethyst with a pretty bright rust-colored tint from inclusions of hematite. This is a super mini for this find! 4.2 x 4.3 x 3.9 cm
Talk about dramatic - here is a sharp, fine pyrite crystal, isolated in the middle of a field of glossy, bladed hematite crystals. This is old specimen is from Elba Island off of Italy (site of one of Napoleon''s exiles, by the way), but also known for fine pyrite specimens. teh composition is striking! Big, impressive old European specimen! 11.3 x 11.2 x 10.5 cm
A gemmy crysatl with lots of cutting value, and interesting hematite association! It is, as most of these are, sadly without its very tip.In this case, a little less than usual is off, but if you tilt it back it displays well and the hematite and the glassy lustre make it still of some value besides its intrinsic worth as cutting material....so its a rhodo that looks like a $1000 thumbnail at first, but doesn't cost near it because of the termination ding. 2.3 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm
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