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Rock Crystal & Hematite

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Rock Crystal & Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Arondu, Basha Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

A sharp terminated, waterclear and highly lustrous crystal with Hematite phantoms - Hematitite developed tiny iron roses, which are included to the quartz crystal. Minor brownish matrix is intergrown at the bottom. The details of iron roses are better visible in person, but hard to capture with the camera.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rock Crystal

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
Hardness: 
0.0

Hematite

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