Description

Very large iron-pink hematite crystals with fine, well-cut ridges and lots of volume. The back shows traces of gangue and old glue or wax…
This hematite comes from the Saphoz mine in Faucogney, Haute-Saône department, Vosges mountains.
These mines were exploited for manganese in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.
A remarkable set of hematite crystals from the Vosges region, of which here is a video below:

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