Fluorite, Baryte

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Classic for the locality, and unique among all the world fluorite locales, are these sharp purple zoned phantoms perched on striated baryte matrix. This piece has large crystals to 4 cm in size. You can clearly see dramatic color zoning within, deep purple horizons within the lavender crystal as a whole. The striated, vertical baryte blades are what really make these pieces transcend other purple fluorites though - the contrast is appealing on many levels. Interestingly, some small fluorites on the bottom half of the specimen are covered by what seems to be a later generation of drusy quartz overgrowth.