Fluorite With Chalcopyrite

Unknown Owner

Help improve this recordNo owner is registered for this specimen yet. If it's yours or you know more about it, you can add the owner, provenance, publications and other details.

Gorgeous, classically-zoned Fluorite from the famous Fluorite mines of southern Illinois. The dominant yellow core is surrounded by multiple, very fine purple zones. The faces are tiered in a most unusual, architectural fashion that is just mesmerizing in person! There are numerous, mm-size chalcopyrite crystals embedded between the yellow and purple generations (included within). There is some very small bit of edge wear, but it has only a minor effect on the lovely aesthetics of this specimen, which is good from all display sides. Mined in the 1980s or 1990s, this is a classic.