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Fluorite with Pyrite-Chalcopyrite from Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland

 
Fluorite with Pyrite-Chalcopyrite from Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland

Fluorite with Pyrite-Chalcopyrite from Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland

Fluorite with Pyrite-Chalcopyrite from Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland

Fluorite with Pyrite-Chalcopyrite from Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 82105
Mineral:Fluorite with Pyrite-Chalcopyrite
Locality:Glengowla East Mine, Oughterad, County Galway, Ireland
Description:Transparent greenish-gray fluorite crystal with pyrite-chalcopyrite to 2 mm. The fluorite crystal is 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 and Robert Lawson
Overall Size:25x25x15 mm
Crystals:2-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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