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Fluorite from Heights Mine, Westgate, Weardale District, County Durham, England

 
Fluorite from Heights Mine, Westgate, Weardale District, County Durham, England

Fluorite from Heights Mine, Westgate, Weardale District, County Durham, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Heights Mine, Westgate, Weardale District, County Durham, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 25198
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Heights Mine, Westgate, Weardale District, County Durham, England
Description:Large blue-gray cubic crystal of translucent fluorite with minor matrix in one corner. Fluoresces violet under UV illumination. Originally collected in 1978. Ex. Phillip Greybill (1935-2018) collection
Overall Size:5x5x4 cm
Crystals:5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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