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Fluorite with Quartz from Groverake Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

 
Fluorite with Quartz from Groverake Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite with Quartz from Groverake Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite with Quartz from Groverake Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite with Quartz from Groverake Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite with Quartz from Groverake Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite with Quartz from Groverake Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite with Quartz from Groverake Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite with Quartz from Groverake Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 69342
Mineral:Fluorite with Quartz
Locality:Groverake Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, County Durham, England
Description:Partial cubic crystal of translucent green-gray fluorite with overgrowth of lustrous transparent-to-translucent colorless quartz crystals to 12 mm. The underlying fluorite crystal fluoresces violet under SW UV illumination.
Overall Size:10.5x6.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-100 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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