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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44534 |
| Mineral: | Hematite and Quartz |
| Locality: | Rio Marina, Isola d'Elba, Tuscan Archipelago, Livorno, Italy |
| Description: | Lustrous dark-metallic hematite crystals to 12 mm across intermixed with limonite-stained transparent colorless quartz crystals to 4 mm long. The hematite crystals have mirror-like surfaces with colorful iridescence that varies from green to pink. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School |
| Overall Size: | 8x6x6 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-12 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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