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Fluorite (rare botryoidal form) on Quartz var. Amethyst from Tekhdi, Madhya Pradesh, India

 
Fluorite (rare botryoidal form) on Quartz var. Amethyst from Tekhdi, Madhya Pradesh, India

Fluorite (rare botryoidal form) on Quartz var. Amethyst from Tekhdi, Madhya Pradesh, India

DESCRIPTION:No. 39139
Mineral:Fluorite (rare botryoidal form) on Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Tekhdi, Madhya Pradesh, India
Description:Two translucent yellow-gray fluorite crystals in hemispherical formations to 21 mm diameter on purple amethyst quartz crystals to 10 mm. A rim of white microcrystalline quartz surrounds the outer edges of the fluorite. Collected in 2007 from a new locality in central India
Overall Size:11x7x4.5 cm
Crystals:17-21 mm botryoids
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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