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Fluorite from Weardale, County Durham, England

 
Fluorite from Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite from Weardale, County Durham, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Weardale, County Durham, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 32162
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Weardale, County Durham, England
Description:Many water-clear crystals of purple fluorite covering one face of matrix. The fluorite crystals are cubic form and many show interpenetrant twinning (hard to see without magnification because the crystals are clear.) Fluoresces violet under UV.
Overall Size:7x4x3 cm
Crystals:3-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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