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Fluorite from Xiefang Mine, Ganzhou, China

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Source volume: 48, issue: 1, PDF page: 142. Label: Figure 25. A 3,328-pound, 5-foot fluorite specimen from the Xiefang mine, Jiangxi Province, China. Robert Lorenz photo, courtesy of the Yale Peabody Museum (catalog number YPM MIN 100652).

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SpeciesFluorite
Added on10/22/2024
LocalityChina, Ganzhou, Xiefang Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Volume: 48, Issue: 1 page 140
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Fluorite
Mineral guide
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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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Fluorite from Xiefang Mine
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Xiefang Mine
Xiefang Mine, China: fluorite deposit with green-to-purple fluorite, baryte, quartz, calcite, and pyrite; notable for large veins and striking museum specimens.