Red Quartz Crystal Specimen w/ Hematite-Dolomite-Chalcopyrite, Day Copper Mine, Daye City, Hubei Prov., China, Brick red, Small cabinet size

This is a specimen coming from the famous Daye Copper Mine. The crystals are all heavily coated with red hematite, anf there is a sprinkling of white dolomite plus a pyrite/chalcopyrite area along one edge of the cluster (pictures #7 and #8). Picture #9 shows you the backside of the specimen with all the chalcopyrite running through it. The crystals are brick red in color, and almost all of them are nicely terminated. The pictures were taken in shaded daylight. Red quartz is a type of quartz, silicon dioxide, that contains both iron and Iron oxide in the form of hematite. The resulting color tones can range from brick/red to red/orange. It is a variety of the mineral Quartz and belongs to the mineral class of oxides. It contains microcrystalline inclusions of hematite, fuchsite or mica. The specimen measures 68mm long by 54.5mm wide by 22.5mm deep and weighs 3.3 oz. or 94 grams. Its measurements place it into the small cabinet category. In case you buy anything from me and are not satisfied, my return policy is very clear. No questions asked. Just return the item unused and undamaged, and I will refund you 100%---less any shipping charges I incurred, sending it to you.