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Fluorite

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Beautiful, very glassy, water-clear fluorite cubes with intensely purple color zoning and distinctive, frosted, modified corners are very aesthetically set on a mounded matrix of massive fluorite, feldspar and quartz on this excellent specimen from recent finds at the Shangbao Pyrite Mine of China. The cubes reach 2.3 cm on this piece. Ex. Mijer Collection.

Product details

SpeciesFluorite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.4 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm
Added on10/23/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Fluorite
Mineral guide
Learn about Fluorite
calcium fluoride with a dazzling color range, cubic and octahedral crystals, and UV fluorescence; prized by collectors for Blue John banding.
Fluorite
Regional guide
Fluorite from Shangbao Mine, China
from Shangbao Mine, China: architectural, glassy crystals with internal phantoms and vivid zoning; a modern classic prized by collectors.
    Fluorite - Shangbao Mine, Hunan, China