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Hematite pseudomorphs after Siderite from Steven's Ranch, Yucca Hill, Lake George, Park County, Colorado

 
Hematite pseudomorphs after Siderite from Steven's Ranch, Yucca Hill, Lake George, Park County, Colorado

Hematite pseudomorphs after Siderite from Steven's Ranch, Yucca Hill, Lake George, Park County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 62958
Mineral:Hematite pseudomorphs after Siderite
Locality:Steven's Ranch, Yucca Hill, Lake George, Park County, Colorado
Description:Lustrous gray-metallic hematite pseudomorphs after rhombohedral siderite crystals to 20 mm on smoky quartz-microcline. The siderite crystallized first, then altered molecule by molecule to hematite, maintaining the original siderite shape.
Overall Size:4.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:4-20 mm pseudos
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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