Goethite, Fluorite

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This is a great specimen from one of the most storied and well known districts in Colorado. The pegmatites near the Lake George area of Colorado have produced what most collectors and dealers consider to be the finest Amazonite specimens from the standpoint of superb color, top quality, wonderful display specimens and excellent associations. This particular specimen has no Amazonite, but it is a fine piece featuring sharp, lustrous, golden-black "needles" of Goethite sitting atop gemmy lilac color Fluorite. The association of these two species is not very common from this area. Keep in mind that this specimen was collected nearly 30 years ago (August of 1980), when Richard Kosnar found some of the finest color Amazonite from Colorado extant. Ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.