Fluorite, Sphalerite - image 1
Photo by Stuart Wilensky (Wilensky Exquisite Minerals)

Fluorite, Sphalerite

Fluorite with sphalerite, 17.5 cm, from the Taolin lead mine, Hunan Province, China. Formerly in the Stuart Wilensky collection; photo by Stuart Wilensky.

Product details

SpeciesFluorite, Sphalerite
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions17.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityChina, Hunan, Taolin Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 186
Current owner
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The ArkenstoneFeatured
3,373 for sale·Member since 2026
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Stuart Wilensky (Wilensky Exquisite Minerals)Not 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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Taolin Mine
Taolin Mine, China - renowned fluorite-sulfide locality in Hunan, yielding green to purple fluorite on quartz with sphalerite and galena, prized by collectors.