Hematite

A classic combination for Shabry, Hematite in Talc.
[Photo: Maurice de Graaf]

The hexagonal tabular habit of Hematite is well known from the Alps. No surprise it also occurs in the alpine paragenese
of the polar Ural. This specimen is from Dodo.
[photo/collection: Maurice de Graaf]

Blue Iridiscent Hematite crystals on clear Gypsum from the Mayskaya coal mine, Shakhty. These minerals where formed
by the destruction of pyrite in the coal, during a dump fire.