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Hematite from Messina Mine, Limpopo, South Africa

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A loose large thick translucent grouping of double terminated quartz crystals, these hosting throughout inclusions of ajoite, piemontite, epidote, and hematite. This is in super condition all around..

Product details

SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions19.0 x 9.0 x 7.0 cm
Added on04/12/2025
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Sep 2025
Price paid
$3,035.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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Hematite
Mineral guide
Learn about Hematite
iron oxide with steel-gray to jet-black crystals and red earthy varieties; prized iron-rose rosettes and kidney ore, with a diagnostic red streak.
Hematite
Regional guide
Hematite from Messina Mine
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Locality guide
Messina Mine
Messina Mine, South Africa - renowned for quartz crystals with blue-green ajoite and papagoite, plus shattuckite and native copper; a legendary locality.