AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Hematite var. Iron Rose |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 66109 |
Mineral: | Hematite var. Iron Rose |
Locality: | Dom Bosco, near Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Description: | Classic Iron Rose formation of platy hexagonal gray-metallic hematite crystals in a cluster of increasing crystal size at the edges resembling the petals of a rose. Both front and rear are complete and the bottom edge has remnants of muscovite mica. |
Overall Size: | 6x4.5x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-35 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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