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Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Orange River, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

 
Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Orange River, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Orange River, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Orange River, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Orange River, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

DESCRIPTION:No. 65492
Mineral:Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Locality:Orange River, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Lustrous transparent quartz crystals colored red-orange by microscopic hematite inclusions. The quartz crystals have internal phantom-growth zones that have translucent faces on the terminations of the phantoms. Ex. D. Miller collection #M2485, collected in 2011
Overall Size:4.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:2-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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