Fluorite, Calcite

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A huge crystal of purple fluorite from the Elmwood Mine. The display side of the crystal is complete, and the backside where it was once attached to the pocket wall demonstrates with its thousands of microfaces that it came loose in the pocket and then naturally healed - making it technically a floater now. In a way this is very fortunate, because it means that light can get to the back of the crystal so it can light up a rich purple under good light; had the crystal been a more entire cube, it would have been almost opaque except under the most intense light. Atop the crystal sits a calcite crystal of unusual form and color (colorless) for the mine, along with a bit of dolomite. A super-sharp phantom is visible inside when the crystal is viewed from the bottom, also quite unusual for the Elmwood. Ex. Consie Prince Collection.