Quartz, Hematite

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A beautiful and striking cabinet specimen from a new find in an uncommon Chinese locale - Yuncheng Prefecture, Shanxi Province. Glassy, sharp quartz crystals are included with vibrant, brick-red hematite. The tinted crystals reach 2.0 cm on this piece and rest on milky quartz matrix. Two crystal faces are preferentially included with contrasting, pastel-green chlorite, for a nice accent. These look very similar to the classic hematite-included amethyst crystals from Thunder Bay, Ontario. Impressive new material to the market only in the end of 2009.