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Quartz and iron ore

Description: Three mineral specimens possibly collected by C.H. Cowley of Peel. B) beautiful sample of euhedral, sparry, slightly smoky quartz containing mm-scale spheres of haematite, with rare stellate or bladed haematite. Some of the quartz has been coloured red by the haematite. C) mm-scale, euhedral quartz crystals with some platy haematite.

Measurements: 3 inch diameter. Quartz 3 inch. 2 inch.

Taxonomic name: Quartz and haematite

Collection: Natural History Geology Collection

ID number: 1966-0050

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