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Fluorite, Quartz

Fluorite on quartz stalactites, 15 cm, from a small find made ca. 2015 near the town of Xiayang, Sanmingxi County, Fujian Province, China. It shows an unusual dodecahedral habit looking similar to a demantoid garnet. Formerly in the collection of Zhang Jun, formerly on exhibition in a museum in Xi’An. Joe Budd photo.

Product details

SpeciesFluorite, Quartz
SizeCabinet
Dimensions15.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityChina, Fujian
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 183
Current owner
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Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Zhang JunNot disclosed

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calcium fluoride with a dazzling color range, cubic and octahedral crystals, and UV fluorescence; prized by collectors for Blue John banding.
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Fujian
Fujian, China - a collector-focused locality known for fluorite cubes on quartz (blue-violet), Nanping rare-metal pegmatites, and related minerals.