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Fluorite from Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland

 
Fluorite from Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland

Fluorite from Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland

Fluorite from Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland

Fluorite from Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland

Fluorite from Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland

Fluorite from Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland

DESCRIPTION:No. 82104
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland
Description:Intersecting transparent greenish-gray fluorite crystals with no matrix attached. The fluorite crystals are octahedral form, with waxy luster on the faces, except in the corners which are lustrous. The fluorite fluoresces violet under LW UV illumination. Collected by John Lawson (1942-2024) and Robert Lawson
Overall Size:36x26x25 mm
Crystals:5-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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