Fluorite

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The Blanchard mine is world famous for several minerals, one of them being the deep blue Fluorites. This large cabinet specimen is a knockout - richly covered on the front and top with many dozens of Fluorite cubes. The luster is very typical for the locality - frosted and bright. The color is very deep, with subtle but noticeable purple highlights throughout. The largest Fluorite cube is 1.9 cm, and many are in the 1.5 cm range. If you ever collected there, you know how insidiously hard the silicified limestone country rock is - some crystals on here are cleaved on the corners, and that is to be completely expected. Overall, a fabulous and highly desirable deep blue Fluorite.