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Fluorite and Chalcopyrite over Quartz from Frasers Hush Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

 
Fluorite and Chalcopyrite over Quartz from Frasers Hush Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite and Chalcopyrite over Quartz from Frasers Hush Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite and Chalcopyrite over Quartz from Frasers Hush Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite and Chalcopyrite over Quartz from Frasers Hush Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite and Chalcopyrite over Quartz from Frasers Hush Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 61026
Mineral:Fluorite and Chalcopyrite over Quartz
Locality:Frasers Hush Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England
Description:Lustrous purple interpenetrant-twinned cubic fluorite crystals over colorless quartz with ridges of quartz running through the middle of the specimen. The fluorite crystals are transparent purple with milky internal zones. Ex. John Lawson (1942-2024) and Robert Lawson
Overall Size:11.5x8x3 cm
Crystals:1-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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