Fluorite (Spinel Law twinned) from Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru
Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 80960
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| Mineral: | Fluorite (Spinel Law twinned)
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| Locality: | Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru |
| Description: | Complex cluster of lustrous transparent (internally flawless) pink octahedral fluorite crystals that are complexly twinned following the Spinel Law of isometric twinning. The pink fluorite fluoresces violet under LW-UV illumination. Ex. Miller #M2759; ex. Betts #54531; originally acquired in 2014 |
| Overall Size: | 9x6x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-50 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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