Hematite on quartz - Bernardstein vein, Tête du Violu, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin, France
Hematite in small, highly lustrous hexagonal lamellae, arranged on a nodular slab of white quartz that previously encased other minerals (perimorphosis of a probable carbonate, calcite, and/or siderite).
6 x 4.2 x 1.5 cm
Highlight of this specimen:
- The hematite lamellae are extremely lustrous.
For information:
- These specimens were discovered by chance in 2003 following topographical work conducted on World War I bunkers at the summit of the Tête du Violu (Bernardstein vein), in the Vosges Mountains near Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (source: mindat).
This little-known discovery was reported in Le Règne Minéral No. 103, January/February 2012.
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Characteristics
- Mineral
- Hematite
Quartz - Size
- Small cabinet ( max. 9,4 cm)
- Origin (country)
- France
- Department (for France only)
- (68) Haut-Rhin









