Hematite, Saphoz, Faucogney, Haute-Saône.

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Very large plate of bright, sometimes oxidized lamellar hematite crystals on a brown gangue.

This large specimen of hematite crystals comes from the famous Vosges deposit of Saphoz, in Faucogney, Haute-Saône department.

These mines were exploited for manganese in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.

A remarkable set of hematite crystals from the Vosges region, of which here is a video below: