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Fluorite on Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite from Faywood Mine, Cooks Peak, Luna County, New Mexico

 
Fluorite on Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite from Faywood Mine, Cooks Peak, Luna County, New Mexico

Fluorite on Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite from Faywood Mine, Cooks Peak, Luna County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 6229
Mineral:Fluorite on Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite
Locality:Faywood Mine, Cooks Peak, Luna County, New Mexico
Description:White 2-4 mm fluorite crystals on quartz pseudomorphs after scalenohedral calcite to 15 mm. The fluorite fluoresces/phosphoresces green/white under LW UV illumination.
Overall Size:7x5x2 cm
Crystals:2-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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