Fluorite
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Excellent, cubic, colourless Fluorite crystals are underlain by Fluorite of a subtle pastel rose pink, forming interpenetrant twins to 1.8 cm. From Cambokeels mine, between the villages of Westgate and Eastgate in Weardale, the abundantly intergrown Fluorite crystals cover a white Quartz crystal matrix. A later druse of micro-crystallised Quartz dusts some of the pastel purple Fluorite and scarce, 1 to 2 mm brassy Chalcopyrite crystals add to the aesthetic. The larger Fluorite twins are transparent to gemmy and fluoresce reasonably bight purple under LWUV. The smaller Fluorite crystals are a much duller lilac-purple in longwave. A most attractive subtle pink Fluorite, dusted with Chalcopyrite and drusy Quartz from Cambokeels.\n
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SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.5 x 7.8 x 4.5 cm
Added on10/24/2024
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| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 12/2024 | Unknown Owner | $750.00 |
| — | Crystal Classics | Not disclosed |
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calcium fluoride with a dazzling color range, cubic and octahedral crystals, and UV fluorescence; prized by collectors for Blue John banding.
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