Fluorite

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This is a huge plate of pink fluorite from the now-FINISHED finds in Mexico. We were lucky to have a relationship that allowed us access to the good specimens of this material. Until these pink fluorites were discovered in Mexico, Peru and the Alps were the only sources for pink fluorite, and the cost of a specimen such as this was (and still is) astronomical from those localities. Now these are ALL GONE - there are a few stragglers of very low quality still trickling around out there, but nothing close to this quality and size. These are wonderfully sharp and translucent crystals, and they measure to over 2 cm across. When backlit it glows with color better than most of these. What is more, there is some accenting matrix here, which is very uncommon. Finally, there is the sheer SIZE of this cabinet specimen! A large display specimen from the collection of Dr. Edward David of New Jersey.