Detailed information
Species
Quartz, var. Smoky, Hematite
Dimensions
40 x 51 x 13
mm
Locality
Florence Mine, Egremont West Cumberland Iron Field Cumbria, England
Condition
No recorded repairs
Classic West Cumbrian Quartz from the famous iron mining district. This miniature specimen is from Florence mine, the last mine to close. A very small area of botryoidal Hematite forms the core, overgrown by an aggregate of pyramidal and bipyramidal Smoky Quartz crystals. These are all well-formed, glassy, and in places overgrown and have inclusions of, Specular Hematite. A super, small Cumbrian classic.