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Fluorite from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

 
Fluorite from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Fluorite from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Fluorite from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 52933
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Description:Transparent-to-translucent green octahedral fluorite crystal overgrown on a small fragment of limonite-stained quartz crystals to 4 mm. The fluorite has etched surfaces and fluoresces under UV. This mine has not produced many specimens in recent years.
Overall Size:7x4x3 cm
Crystals:3-45 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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