DESCRIPTION: | No. 75113
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Mineral: | Calcite on Fluorite
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Locality: | Boltsburn Mine, West Side, near the forehead, Rookhope, County Durham, England |
Description: | Lustrous transparent blue-gray cubic fluorite crystals to 24 mm with scattered overgrowth of lustrous transparent colorless calcite crystals to 3 mm. Red-brown sphalerite microcrystals are included within the fluorite. The fluorite fluoresces under SW UV Collected in 1937 |
Overall Size: | 10.5x4x3.5 cm |
Crystals: | micro to 24 mm |
Status: | Sold - Posted here for reference only |
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