Fluorite

Good examples of fluorite from Tunisia are not common.

Light purple to colorless glassy and gemmy crystals of fluorite forming a matrix less cluster.

Collected by Don Edwards in the late 1990s.

Product details

SpeciesFluorite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.0 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm
Added on10/11/2026
LocalityTunisia, Zaghaoun, Hammam Zriba mine
RepairsNone

Current owner

Kim & Dona Niederman Collection
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Acquired
Oct 2024
1 for sale·Member since 2025

Previous owners

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Jan DietrichNot disclosed
1998Don EdwardsNot disclosed

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Fluorite
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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.