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Fluorite on Quartz from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

 
Fluorite on Quartz from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Fluorite on Quartz from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite on Quartz from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 37758
Mineral:Fluorite on Quartz
Locality:William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Description:Translucent green octahedral fluorite crystals up to 25 mm intergrown with smaller colorless quartz crystals up to 8 mm. The fluorite has textured crystal faces and fluoresces dark violet under UV illumination.
Overall Size:16x8x4 cm
Crystals:5-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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