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Fluorite with Aragonite

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The Rogerley quarry is one of the classic mineral localities that is known for arguably the world's best green fluorite. Discovered in the early 1970s by Lindsay Greenbank and Mick Sutcliffe, both prominent figures in the UK mineral collecting community, it has produced off and on in the last 50 years but some of the finest specimens have been found during the recent working at the new Diana Maria mine, started in 2017 as a specimen recovery operation. A trail of penetration twinned, gem green fluorite (crystals to 2.4 cm) line the top of the specimen, poking through a layer of bubbly, creamy-colored aragonite. This cabinet piece has all the characteristics of a great green English fluorite that the mineral world has become accustomed to - numerous glassy, penetration twinned fluorites, intense daylight fluorescence, and a contrasting layer of aragonite coating the fluorites!

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SizeCabinet
Dimensions13.9 x 6.7 x 5.0 cm
Added on12/02/2024
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Sep 2026
Price paid
$3,750.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Aragonite
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dramatic flos-ferri growths and pastel sprays; prized for sculptural forms, rarity of pristine pieces, and historic European localities.
Aragonite
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Aragonite from Queen of Green Pocket
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Queen of Green Pocket
Queen of Green Pocket, UK - a Diana Maria fluorite pocket in Rogerley Quarry, yielding gemmy green fluorite with daylight fluorescence and sharp twins.