Fluorite

This is one of the finest pieces in the lot and I rank it highly, right up there with #3 above. This one has an even more intense color caused by the close clustering of the crystals, with less splaying out. The color is absolutely top for the find and almost electric - you can see why many people are calling this pocket the finest fluorites yet found in Southern Africa. This piece is slightly more massive in appearance, more "juicy" in color, than the above piece. The largest crystal is slightly gemmier, and slightly larger at 1.25 inches or about 3+ cm. Overall, it is about 3 x 3 x 2.5 inches, so the size helps give it a lot of impact. It can display equally well both vertically as shown, with many octos pointing in each direction; and horizontallly with more sharp octo tips pointing "up"in that case. The piece is much more impressive in person, I will add as a final comment.

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Product details

Species

Fluorite

SizeSmall Cabinet

Dimensions8.4 x 7.0 x 4.2 cm

Locality

South Africa, Northern Cape, Riemvasmaak

Added on10/23/2024

Comments

Known provenance

2024/08