QUARTZ WITH HEMATITE INCLUSIONS
Hematite, also known as 'haematite', takes its name from the Greek word for 'blood'. Although it occurs as boitroidal crystal aggregates with a metallic silver colour, when scratched the resulting powder appears a bright rust-red.
It can manifest itself in a wide variety of crystal habits within quartz, as deep blood-red crystals, columnar stacks of hexagonal platelets or as radiating needle-like shapes as well as attractive thread-like forms.
Hematite inclusions in quartz are sometimes refered to as 'lepidocrocite' or 'lepidocrosite', however these are commercial names and are not connected to hematite.
It can manifest itself in a wide variety of crystal habits within quartz, as deep blood-red crystals, columnar stacks of hexagonal platelets or as radiating needle-like shapes as well as attractive thread-like forms.
Hematite inclusions in quartz are sometimes refered to as 'lepidocrocite' or 'lepidocrosite', however these are commercial names and are not connected to hematite.
Amethystine Quartz cabochon with Hematite (Lepidocrocite) inclusions, Brazil. 14.41 carats. * SOLD *
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Bi-colour Quartz cabochon with Hematite, Rutile (aka Super 7 Quartz), faceted, Brazil. 52.71 carats.
£42.00
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