Hematite Pseudomorph After Magnetite - image 1

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Hematite Pseudomorph After Magnetite

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This one, for the size, floored me as one of the most elegant examples. A cluster of small octahedrons of lustrous, dark metallic hematite after magnetite forms the base for an elongated, hoppered crystal measuring 6.25 cm in length, which is crowned by a tiny octahedron. Stark and beautiful contrast of different crystal forms of the same material on the same piece making for a really nuanced whole! This is a pristine floater, complete all around, with better luster in person than appears here.