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Fluorite on Quartz from Judith Lynn Claim, Pine Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico

 
Fluorite on Quartz from Judith Lynn Claim, Pine Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico

Fluorite on Quartz from Judith Lynn Claim, Pine Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico

Fluorite on Quartz from Judith Lynn Claim, Pine Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico

Fluorite on Quartz from Judith Lynn Claim, Pine Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 59886
Mineral:Fluorite on Quartz
Locality:Judith Lynn Claim, Pine Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico
Description:Octahedral translucent purple fluorite crystals etched from milky quartz. The contrast of the purple fluorite against the stark white quartz is very aesthetic. A few colorless (very pale green) fluorite crystals are scattered throughout. Collected ca. 1989
Overall Size:9.5x6x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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