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Fluorite with Galena from Rogerley Mine, West Crosscut Pocket, Frosterley, County Durham, England

 
Fluorite with Galena from Rogerley Mine, West Crosscut Pocket, Frosterley, County Durham, England

Fluorite with Galena from Rogerley Mine, West Crosscut Pocket, Frosterley, County Durham, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite with Galena from Rogerley Mine, West Crosscut Pocket, Frosterley, County Durham, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 38652
Mineral:Fluorite with Galena
Locality:Rogerley Mine, West Crosscut Pocket, Frosterley, County Durham, England
Description:Translucent green cubic fluorite crystals up to 21 mm intergrown with gray metallic octahedral galena crystals up to 14 mm. The fluorite crystals fluoresce violet under UV illumination.
Overall Size:7x5.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:3-21 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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