Fluorite and Sphalerite

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.

Nestled atop a curving vug of sulfides is a superb, lustrous and translucent, complex fluorite crystal measuring 4 cm across. Thep astel green crystal is associated with lustrous, black sphalerite crystals to 1 cm across. A druse of tan colored calcite partially coats one face of the fluorite crystal on the backside but it is actually freestanding and complete, all around. The fluorite fluoresces a deep purple and the calcite fluorescence is a terra cotta color. This is a classic Naica fluorite of old style, with stepped faces. The colors are subtle and hard to capture accurately on these -in person, it is more a pastel green