Polished iridescent Hematite

Pedra Preta pit, Serra das Eguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Miniature, 3.4 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm
Start Time: 07/17/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/24/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Hematite specimens are rare from the Pedra Preta pit at Brumado. This is a wonderful non-Alpine "Iron Rose" of slabbed and polished, beautifully iridescent hematite from this classic district in Brazil. Most date to the 1960s or 1970s. Highly representative and uncommon material.

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