Details
ColorsGrey
Origin
Kara-Oba W deposit, Betpakdala Desert (Bet-Pak-Dal Desert), Qaraghandy Oblysy (Karaganda Oblast'), Kazakhstan
SizeLarge
Dimensions10.4 x 6.4 x 5.4 cm
Description
Two complex octahedrons of fluorite to 3.5 cm on edge, with thousands of surface microfaces, on a coated, euhedral crystal of quartz. The fluorites are green, with highlights of purple. Rare material from an abandoned Soviet-era military-run tungsten mine!
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