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Fluorite on Quartz from Ajanta, Maharashtra, India

 
Fluorite on Quartz from Ajanta, Maharashtra, India

Fluorite on Quartz from Ajanta, Maharashtra, India

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite on Quartz from Ajanta, Maharashtra, India

DESCRIPTION:No. 29045
Mineral:Fluorite on Quartz
Locality:Ajanta, Maharashtra, India
Description:Three hemispherical crystal aggregates up to 3 cm diameter of translucent, yellow-green fluorite on matrix coated with gray-brown quartz crystals. A third mineral is present as microcrystals in spherical aggregates and they fluoresce under UV.
Overall Size:12x9x4 cm
Crystals:micro to 5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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