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Fluorite with Quartz from Alston Moor, Cumbria, England

 
Fluorite with Quartz from Alston Moor, Cumbria, England

Fluorite with Quartz from Alston Moor, Cumbria, England

Fluorite with Quartz from Alston Moor, Cumbria, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite with Quartz from Alston Moor, Cumbria, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 41610
Mineral:Fluorite with Quartz
Locality:Alston Moor, Cumbria, England
Description:Large transparent reddish-purple cubic fluorite crystals up to 45 mm across with portions coated with colorless quartz crystals up to 2 mm across. The fluorite fluoresces violet under UV illumination. Ex. W.B. Thompson
Overall Size:9x7x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-45 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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