Fluorite, Quartz - image 1

Fluorite, Quartz

Unknown Owner
Help improve this recordNo owner is registered for this specimen yet. If it's yours or you know more about it, you can add the owner, provenance, publications and other details.
Sign in to contribute
A beautiful, cabinet combination specimen from recent finds at the Yaogangxian Mine of China. A striking "bouquet" of translucent, intergrown, light purple, stepped-growth face fluorite cubes is aesthetically perched on the side of a transparent to translucent quartz crystal. The termination of the quartz crystal is extremely interesting: three of the hexagonal faces above the fluorite are recessed, etched or are covered with tiny fluorites, while the back three faces are very glassy and two of the faces are included with green chlorite.

Product details

SizeCabinet
Dimensions10.5 x 5.5 x 4.3 cm
Added on10/23/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

Learn more

Quartz
Mineral guide
Learn about Quartz
a versatile mineral with clear, milky, and colored varieties; crystal forms, formation clues, and tips for identifying amethyst and citrine.
Quartz
Regional guide
Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, China
Yaogangxian Mine quartz, China — famed for pale quartz with purple fluorite cubes set in a tungsten-tin hydrothermal system; a premier locality for collectors.
    Fluorite, Quartz - Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China