Fluorite With Phantoms

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A large, impressive specimen quite unlike any other fluorite phantoms you have seen from other locales in both pattern and color contrast. In fact, it is the largest survivor of this pocket (mined in 2002-2003) that I have seen. Large crystals to just over 1 inch in size surround a central included ridge of matrix, making this one of the two more 3-dimensional specimens here. There is only minor damage, mostly peripheral edge wear you would expect, and only one minor cleaved crystal to mention - but overall these are lost in the crowd of so many crystals; and the price is adjusted accordingly. The piece shows both the golden-amber color, and the raspberry-purple phantoms, very well! It is quite a bit more dramatic in person