Hematite-tinted Quartz (NEW Find)

Item Description

A beautiful and striking CABINET specimen from a NEW find in an uncommon Chinese locale - Yuncheng Prefecture, Shanxi Province. Glassy, sharp, quartz crystals are included with vibrant, brick-red hematite. The tinted crystals reach 2.0 cm on this piece and rest on milky quartz matrix. Two crystal face are preferentially included with contrasting, pastel-green chlorite, for a nifty accent. Trivial edgewear to a few crystals and perphery wear are noted on one side of this dramatic piece. These look very similar to the classic hematite-included amethyst crystals from Thunder Bay, Ontario. Impressive new material to the market only in the end of 2009!