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Fluorite with Calcite from Xianghualing Cassiterite Mine, 32 km north of Linwu, Hunan Province, China

 
Fluorite with Calcite from Xianghualing Cassiterite Mine, 32 km north of Linwu, Hunan Province, China

Fluorite with Calcite from Xianghualing Cassiterite Mine, 32 km north of Linwu, Hunan Province, China

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite with Calcite from Xianghualing Cassiterite Mine, 32 km north of Linwu, Hunan Province, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 21300
Mineral:Fluorite with Calcite
Locality:Xianghualing Cassiterite Mine, 32 km north of Linwu, Hunan Province, China
Description:Translucent green fluorite crystals with scattered crystals of colorless calcite up to 18 mm. The calcite crystals fluoresce orange under UV illumination. The fluorite crystals are flattened, octahedral form with surfaces of minute parallel faces. Ex. P. Santillo
Overall Size:7x6x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-4 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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