Hematite var. Kidney Ore

$250.00

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Tucson, Arizona, USA

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A small, but still heavy section through a radiating nodular mass of Hematite of the variety known a "Kidney Ore" from the famous Hodbarrow mine near Millom. The botryoidal outer surface has a lovely slightly bumpy surface just like the skin of a lizard. A very tactile piece with good provenance. Hodbarrow mine was, of course, Britain's biggest iron mine, producing over 25 million tons of high-grade ore.