Details
ColorsGrey
Origin
Great Rock Mine, Hennock, North-Eastern Dartmoor, Dartmoor & Teign Valley District, Devon, England, UK
SizeSmall
Dimensions7.2 x 6.8 x 2.4 cm
Species
Hem
Description
Brilliant metallic, dark gray to black, melted-look hematite thickly covers matrix on this fine and rarely available material from an uncommon Devon, England locality - the Great Rock Mine. Hematite ore was mined in World War II for warship paint. The ore was nicknamed "Shining ore." Ex. Tony Ellis and Wes Parker Collections.