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Hematite Calcite & Celestine

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Hematite Calcite & Celestine

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 3.5 × 3.3 cm
Description

An attractive hematite specimen featuring an association with glassy stepped calcite crystals and one double terminated Celestine bundle.

Exhibiting typical mirror exterior the hematite glisten intensively reflecting all light back at you  creating a very showy display specimen.

Both calcite and hematite are very similar in morphology with sharp edges and many blocky surfaces.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematite

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Celestine

Formula: 
SrSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bell's Mill, Bellwood, Blair Co., Pennsylvania, USA...

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