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Fluorite from Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China

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Showing superb transparency and a unique purple "tie dye" patterning, this specimen from Yaogangxian features a sizeable main crysal accompanied by several smaller cubes. In the photos, you're looking straight through the crystals to the matrix covered by green cookeite.

Product details

SpeciesFluorite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.7 x 3.9 cm
Weight49.5 grams
Added on12/28/2024
LocalityChina, Hunan, Yaogangxian Mine

Current owner

Unknown Owner
Acquired
Feb 2025
Price paid
$7,300.00

Previous owners

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—One-Off MineralsNot disclosed

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Fluorite
Mineral guide
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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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Locality guide
Yaogangxian Mine
A collector's guide to Yaogangxian Mine, China: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 1584 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.