Hematite Pseudomorph after Magnetite
Collection
Robert Lavinsky
Description
This superb large cabinet piece is a perfect floater, complete all around, and with elongated crystals covered by a secondary growth of sparkling, lustrous Hematite. This is one of the best large examples of this material. This new find of late 2007 has incredible luster, a real sparkle and not just a metallic sheen to it. This piece has unique form, a central symmetry which devolves into such opposite forms on the left and right. Few mineral specimens have such geometric contrast on one piece as these - this one in particular. This is a pristine floater, complete all around, with better luster in person than appears here.
Locality
Payún volcano, Altiplano de Payún Matru, Mendoza, Argentina
Dimensions
11 x 9.0 x 3.5 cm.
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