Fluorite

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Botryoidal fluorites are rare and prized from anywhere, so these from China caused a big stir when they were discovered. A few of these trickled out of China during the Tucson show, and now we have a small further batch. Unlike many other finds from China, especially when new fluorite mines are hit, this particular material seems to be sparse in abundance and has been hard to obtain specimens of. This is a BIG, RICH specimen, extremely 3-dimensional, with bumps, promontories and crevices adding to its fine aesthetics. This is basically solid fluorite, with just a thin layer of matrix left where sawn off on the bottom. REALLY neat!