Fluorite

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This superbly balanced miniature specimen is a classic of the French alpine deposits. The crystal is complete and 3-dimensional, showing all sides as it is perched so amazingly freestanding on the granite matrix. It has sharp edges on the fluorite that are 2 cm on edge. The fluorite is undamaged save for a very tiny chip off the back of the upper tip, not seen from the display side anyhow. The crystal is gemmy and transparent throughout, razor sharp with no sign of the etching or unfortunate chlorite coating (and its removal) that mars so many of these alpine fluorites.