AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from England > Hematite var. Pencil Ore |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 75911 |
Mineral: | Hematite var. Pencil Ore |
Locality: | West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England |
Description: | Classic specimen of Pencil Ore: lustrous reddish-gray metallic hematite crystals in an arc-shaped compact crystalline mass with brown convex kidney ore-type surface on the outer faces. Ex. Harry W. Eichel, Jr. (1914-1990); ex. Phil-Mont Christian Academy |
Overall Size: | 11x4x3 cm |
Crystals: | |
Archived: | For reference only |
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