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DESCRIPTION: | No. 37174 |
Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Gibraltar Mine, Naica Mining District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico |
Description: | Floater formation (no point of attachment) of translucent octahedral gray fluorite crystal with minor quartz crystals on the bottom. The fluorite crystals have surfaces composed of parallel cubic microfaces and dodecahedral edge faces. |
Overall Size: | 9x5x3.5 cm |
Crystals: | 2-22 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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