Siderite, Quartz
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Siderite, Quartz

Specimen # 101414
Mineral: Siderite, Quartz
Location: Mésage Mine, Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage, Isère, France
Size: 4.9 x 4.0 x 2.7 cm

Description

Detailed Description

A beautiful sharp, lustrous siderite crystal with clear quartz crystals adding sparkle. In excellent condition, no damage. Sits perfectly for display as photographed. A high quality specimen of a French classic.


About These Specimens from the Mésage Mine

The Mésage Mine was originally explored in the early-nineteenth century for iron, and the underground workings have been abandoned since the late-nineteenth century. French collector Grégoire de Bodinat recently collected these beautiful specimens at the Mésage Mine.

Additional information

Dimensions 49 × 40 × 27 cm

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