Fluorite

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This is a huge crystal of fluorite from the Elmwood Mine. It is actually colorless to a very slight cream color in the center - the purple is on the outer rind. There is a peppering of very tiny sphalerites on the surface as well. You can see that the corners are transparent - a phenomenon characteristic of the Elmwood (sometimes, the fluorites actually etch away, leaving only these gemmy corners). There are complex stepped sub-faces all over the sides of this big crystal. The front of the crystal is complete, with only a very few tiny contacts; the back is the matrix attachment/cleave from removal - there is some sphalerite attached on the back. From the old dealer stock of Consie Prince of Houston Texas.