Hematite

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Neat and attractive metallic mirror bright lustrous large flattened skeletal crystal of hematite. In super condition all around. There are no points of attachment. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Jan Erik Larsen.Situated in the Nador Province of northeastern Oriental, Morocco, Nador Pachalik features a complex geological setting characterized by Neogene volcanism and hydrothermal activity associated with the Rif mountain belt. Iron ore deposits, primarily in the nearby Ouichane mining area within the Beni Bou Ifrour district, formed through hydrothermal replacement and skarn-related mineralization of carbonate and volcanic host rocks. Large-scale industrial iron mining began in the early twentieth century under Spanish protectorate rule and continued for decades, making Nador a major iron-producing hub. Today, while commercial mining operations have waned, local miners and specimen collectors recover highly prized hematite specimens, noted for their bright metallic luster, specular rosette clusters, and sharp specularite or micaceous crystal formations.