Siderite with Dolomite

$750.00 €670 £570.00 approx.

This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.

ID: CC18494

A beautiful rich cluster of deep golden-tan lenticular Siderite crystals, typically to 2.5 cm wide by 1.6 cm high, semi-transparent and with a bright reflective lustre. Edging these crystals on the dolomitic matrix are colourless to milky-white Dolomite crystals of similar dimensions. A splendid specimen from the Morro Velho mine in Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Formerly in the Richard W. Barstow Collection and comes with an RWB white label.

Details

Dimensions: 8.7 × 8.2 × 3.9 cm
Categories: Carbonates
Locality: Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

Minerals on Specimen

Minerals on specimen: Dolomite, Siderite

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