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Fluorite with Calcite from Xianghuapu, Linwu, Hunan, China

 
Fluorite with Calcite from Xianghuapu, Linwu, Hunan, China

Fluorite with Calcite from Xianghuapu, Linwu, Hunan, China

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite with Calcite from Xianghuapu, Linwu, Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 35655
Mineral:Fluorite with Calcite
Locality:Xianghuapu, Linwu, Hunan, China
Description:Transparent bluish-green fluorite crystals up to 45 mm with two flattened colorless calcite crystals up to 23 mm. The fluorite crystals are octahedral, with surfaces of parallel micro faces. The calcite fluoresces under UV illumination. One tip chipped.
Overall Size:16x9x3.5 cm
Crystals:20-45 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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