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Fluorite over Quartz from De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China

 
Fluorite over Quartz from De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China

Fluorite over Quartz from De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China

Fluorite over Quartz from De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China

Fluorite over Quartz from De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite over Quartz from De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 80895
Mineral:Fluorite over Quartz
Locality:De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China
Description:Lustrous transparent emerald-green fluorite crystals, in sub-parallel aggregates, with remnants of an earlier generation of quartz crystals to 6 mm (visible on the bottom). The surfaces of the fluorite are composed of many small crystal faces. The fluorite fluoresces violet under LW UV illumination. Ex. Miller #M3155
Overall Size:7x5x4 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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