Fluorite over Fluorite from Okorusu Mine, 46.5 km north of Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa, Namibia
Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 76941
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| Mineral: | Fluorite over Fluorite
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| Locality: | Okorusu Mine, 46.5 km north of Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa, Namibia |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent yellow-gray cubic fluorite crystals to 16 mm with a second generation of microscopic white cubic fluorite crystals coating select faces. The fluorite crystals fluoresce violet under longwave ultraviolet illumination. Originally acquired from Al Rose (Fallbrook, Ca.) in August 1998. |
| Overall Size: | 6x4x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 16 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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