Mineral: Schorl
Locality: Guadalupana Mine, De Chavito Hill, Santa Cruz, Municipio Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico
Dimensions: 12 x 25.5 x 6.5 cm / main crystal: 3 cm
Description: Mass: 1100 g
MIM number:1801
Lustrous schorl crystal clusters with a satiny sheen on a thin matrix of quartz. The crystals have an unusual shape of spools with tapered ends.
Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence
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