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Fluorite (cubic crystals over octahedral crystals) from Dongshan Mine, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:	No. 58024
Mineral:	Fluorite (cubic crystals over octahedral crystals)
Locality:	Dongshan Mine, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan, China
Description:	Unusual formation of cubic fluorite crystals to 11 mm in epitactic orientation on the corners of octahedral fluorite crystals to 20 mm with quartz crystals to 2 mm. The fluorite is colorless to pale-gray, with deep purple corners of the cubic crystals.
Overall Size:	10x6x3 cm
Crystals:	2-20 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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