Quartz on Hematite var. Specularite

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Fine granular massive Hematite forms the matrix of this excellent miniature of Quartz and Specularite from Florence mine, just east of the town of Egremont in west Cumbria, England. Much of this western extremity of Cumbria was rich with iron ore and mines populated the entire area. Cumbria is a relatively new name for what was the historic county of Cumberland. Botryoidal Hematite, of the variety Kidney Ore, underlies the display face, but is completely masked by double terminated smoky Quartz crystals along one side and by Specularite Hematite covering the other side. The Quartz forms back-to-back pyramidal terminated crystals with no connecting prism body, characteristic for this region. Specularite is the black crystallised variety of Hematite. The coverage of crystals is excellent and are almost entirely free of any damage. A lovey miniature.