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Fluorite on Quartz from Pine Canyon Deposit, Burro Mountains District, Grant County, New Mexico

 
Fluorite on Quartz from Pine Canyon Deposit, Burro Mountains District, Grant County, New Mexico

Fluorite on Quartz from Pine Canyon Deposit, Burro Mountains District, Grant County, New Mexico

Fluorite on Quartz from Pine Canyon Deposit, Burro Mountains District, Grant County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 56039
Mineral:Fluorite on Quartz
Locality:Pine Canyon Deposit, Burro Mountains District, Grant County, New Mexico
Description:Octahedral deep-purple translucent fluorite crystals with textured crystal faces on white milky quartz matrix. The fluorite crystals were originally embedded in the quartz which was dissolved to expose the fluorite.
Overall Size:2.5x2.5x2 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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