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Fluorite interpenetrant-twinned crystals with minor Hematite from Gutterby Pit, Bottom Crosscut, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England

 
Fluorite interpenetrant-twinned crystals with minor Hematite from Gutterby Pit, Bottom Crosscut, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England

Fluorite interpenetrant-twinned crystals with minor Hematite from Gutterby Pit, Bottom Crosscut, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England

Fluorite interpenetrant-twinned crystals with minor Hematite from Gutterby Pit, Bottom Crosscut, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England

Fluorite interpenetrant-twinned crystals with minor Hematite from Gutterby Pit, Bottom Crosscut, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite interpenetrant-twinned crystals with minor Hematite from Gutterby Pit, Bottom Crosscut, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 69020
Mineral:Fluorite interpenetrant-twinned crystals with minor Hematite
Locality:Gutterby Pit, Bottom Crosscut, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow fluorite crystals with remnants of metallic hematite on the bottom where they were attached. The fluorite crystals are interpenetrant-twinned and fluoresce mildly under SW UV illumination. Fluorite is uncommon at this site. Collected by John and Robert Lawson in 2008
Overall Size:30x20x19 mm
Crystals:14-21 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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