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Fluorite from Solistice Pocket, Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, County Durham, England

 
Fluorite from Solistice Pocket, Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, County Durham, England

Fluorite from Solistice Pocket, Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, County Durham, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Solistice Pocket, Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, County Durham, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 33741
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Solistice Pocket, Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, County Durham, England
Description:Many twinned green fluorite crystals lining brown matrix. The fluorite crystals are transparent with deep blue internal zones. Fluoresces bright blue-violet under UV illumination. The fluorescence causes color shift in daylight. Ex. John A. Rorer, Jr. collection #142; collected summer of 2001
Overall Size:9x6x4 cm
Crystals:4-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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