Siderite & Hematite (classic locale) Fioravanti Coll.

Item Description

Translucent, lustrous, sharp, golden-amber to honey-brown, siderite rhombs to about 6 mm are very richly strewn along with scattered clusters of tiny, metallic-gray hematites on the contrasting quartz matrix. Very fine and rich old-time combination material from the historic Tincroft Mine of Cornwall. Ex Giancarlo Fioravanti Collection and was obtained in an exchange with the Geological Museum of Birmingham City in 1977.