Dipyramidal Quartz on Hematite (Ford Coll.)

Beckermet Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England
Miniature, 4.9 x 4.2 x 1.6 cm
Start Time: 04/28/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/05/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Striking, gemlike, glassy, dipyramidal quartz crystals to 1.7 cm are aesthetically set on thin hematite crust covered with scintillating, jet-black, hematite blades. This is a showy, excellent and classic combination piece is from the famous Beckermet Iron Mine in Cumbria, active from 1903 to 1973. Pristine. Ex Mervyn Ford Collection.

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