Trinity Mineral Co - The 2001 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Show

Tourmalines from Elba	Hematite from Elba
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Specimens of Tourmaline from Elba Island

These specimens were all collected on June 7th of this year (2001) by myself and Alessandro.

HEM01 - $25.00
Hematite
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm

Lustrous tabular crystals of hematite to 1.2cm across are found on this specimen consisting of abouy 100% hematite with just a few cavities here and there filled with white clay.

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John Veevaert

HEM02 - $25.00
Hematite
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
4.7 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm

Brilliantly lustrous bladed crystal of hematite 1.4 cm across sets among smaller crystals of the same habit on this solid chunk of hematite.

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John Veevaert

HEM03 - $10.00

Hematite
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
1.3 cm

Lustrous bladed 1.1 cm crystal of tarnished hematite. The tarnish provides the attractive play of colors.

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John Veevaert

HEM04 - $10.00
Hematite
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
1.8 cm

1.8 cm tarnished crystal cluster of tabular hematite crystals.

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HEM05 - $20.00
Hematite
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
3.2 x 3 x 1.8 cm

Brilliant, mirro lustrous crystals of hematite to 1.1 cm are found on this specimen of solid hematite.

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John Veevaert

HEM06 - $25.00

Hematite
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
3.5 x 3.2 x 2.5cm

Bladed crystals of tarnished hematite to 0.7 cm are found on this specimen of solid hematite.

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HEM07 - $20.00

Hematite & Quartz
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
2.5 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm

Broad range of colors are found on bladed crystals of tarnished hematite. There are crystals of quartz to 0.4 cm in length associated with the hematite. The largest hematite crystal is 1.2 cm across.

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John Veevaert

HEM08 - $15.00
Hematite
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
2.7 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm

Crystals of hematite to 1.1 cm across comprise this tarnished cluster of crystals.

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John Veevaert

HEM09 - $30.00
Hematite and Quartz
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
5 x 3.5 x 3 cm

Brilliant and lightly tarnished crystals of hematite are associated with quartz crystals to 0.5 cm. The largest hematite crystals are 1.1 cm across.

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John Veevaert

HEM10 - $25.00
Hematite
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
3.2 x 2.6 x 1.2 cm

Tabular crystal of hematite lightly tarnished.

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John Veevaert

HEM11 - $30.00
Hematite
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
4.7 x 3.5 x 2.6 cm

Lustrous, bladed crystals of hematite to 1.3 cm across are found on this solid mass of hematite.

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John Veevaert

HEM12 - $45.00
Hematite and Quartz
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
5.9 x 3.5 x 3.4 cm

Specimen comprised of almost all crystalline hematite. There are crystals of quartz and crude crystals of calcite in the center of this specimen also. The largest crystal is over 2 cm across.

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John Veevaert

HEM13 - $50.00
Hematite & Quartz
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
7.6 x 5 x 4.8 cm

Bladed crystals with multicolored tarnish are associated with scattered crystals of quartz to 0.6 cm in length. The crystals of hematite average about 0.8 cm across.

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John Veevaert

HEM14 - $50.00
Hematite
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
6 x 5 x 4 cm

This rock is solid crystalline hematite with crystals to 1.7 cm across.

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John Veevaert

HEM15 - $45.00
Hematite
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
8. 5x 5 x 4cm

Specimen of solid hematite with lustrous crystals to 2.3 cm across.

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John Veevaert

HEM16 - $40.00
Hematite & Quartz
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
8.5 x 5x 4.5 cm

Multicolored crystals of bladed hematite with a few scattered crystals of quartz comprise this rock. The largest hematite crystal is 1.2 cm across.

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John Veevaert

HEM17 - $50.00
Hematite & Quartz
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
7.6 x 5 x 4.8 cm

Bladed crystals with multicolored tarnish are associated with scattered crystals of quartz to 0.6 cm in length. The crystals of hematite average about 0.8 cm across.

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John Veevaert

HEM17 - $45.00
Hematite & Quartz
Rio Marina Mine
Elba Island, Italy
7.6 x 5 x 4.8 cm

Bladed crystals with multicolored tarnish are associated with scattered crystals of quartz to 0.5 cm in length. The crystals of hematite average about 0.7 cm across.

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John Veevaert

This map provides a nice overview of the island's geography.
For reference the island is about 15 km in length.

Tourmalines from Elba	Hematite from Elba
Information on the Elba Pegmatites	Information on the Hematite Mines

June 19th Report	June 20th Report	June 21st Report	June 22nd Report	June 23rd Report	June 24th Report
Elba Island Minerals	Chamonix Fluorite	Morroco 1 Morocco 2	Carrollite	Chevkinte-Ce & other Rare Species	Europe 1 Europe 2
Hauyne	Uranium Minerals	Chinese Minerals	Paky-Afghan 1 Paky-Afghan 2	Sainte-Marie aux Mines Auction	Main Show Page
Trinity Mineral Co	Rare Minerals	Mineral Books	Tsumeb	Benitoite	Email Trinity Mineral Co

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