Brilliantly lustrous
hematite
with radiating, straw-like crystals of golden rutile.
Origin: Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil, South America
Origin: Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil, South America
Sample size: 3.8 x 2.8 x 0.5 cm (top), 3.7 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm (2nd row), 3.6 x 2.3
x 1.7 cm (3rd row), 2 x 1 x 0.3 cm (4th row left), 1.8 x 1.3 x 0.4 cm (4th row
middle), 3.1 x 1.5 x 1 cm (4th row right), 3.3 x 3.3 x 0.7 cm (5th row), 4.2 x
2.7 x 1.5 cm (5th row), 3.8 x 3 x 1.1 cm (6th row), 5.7 x 4 x 2.4 cm
(7th/bottom row)
Origin: Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Giorgio Spiga collection
Sample size: 1.4 x 1.2 x 0.2 cm
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