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Fluorite
The Wise Mine is famous for the finest green octohedral fluorite in the US. And, until some recent material from South Africa, certainly was up there for the worldwide competition as well. This large piece is from the mine owner's collection and was collected by him in the glory pocket of 1991, the pocket with the best color and crystal size in recent memory. It is unusual in that the crystals are sharp - most from this mine show the etching or resorption effects of later fluids dissolving the fluorite away. Few ever come out with such form, and in such size. Remarkably it is undamaged, as well. From the collection of Robert Borofsky, mine owner, who related to me that he feels this is one of the top few specimens of quality and color, to come from the mine in the 30 years he has been associated with it. This specimen is illustrated in a forthcoming article on the mine. Joe Budd photos
Unknown Owner
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SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions15.4 x 12.0 x 9.0 cm
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Added on10/23/2024
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Known provenance
2024/08
Unknown Owner
Not disclosed—Species and Locality Wiki Pages
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