Specimen #2232

Name: Dolomite on Quartz with Hematite inclusions

Type: Mineral

Locality: Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 9 x 8 x 4 cm.

Weight:

Acquired: 2011-03-15

Source: John Betts

Label: N

Comment: Translucent brown saddle-shaped dolomite crystals to 10mm on lustrous di-pyramidal (Cumberland-habit) transparent quartz crystals to 2 mm with red-brown hematite inclusions. The rear of the specimen has transparent cubic fluorite crystals to 3 mm. No damage to the front of the specimen, but the rear shows minor damage.

Minerals: Dolomite (CaMg(CO₃)₂) Hematite Quartz (SiO₂)

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Dolomite on Quartz with Hematite inclusions, Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region, Cumbria, England, UK - 9 x 8 x 4 cm.

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Dolomite on Quartz with Hematite inclusions, Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region, Cumbria, England, UK

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Dolomite on Quartz with Hematite inclusions, Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region, Cumbria, England, UK