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Fluorite with Calcite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

 
Fluorite with Calcite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

Fluorite with Calcite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite with Calcite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 38658
Mineral:Fluorite with Calcite
Locality:Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru
Description:Highly transparent green fluorite crystals up to 14 mm topped with translucent white calcite crystals up to 10 mm. The calcite fluoresces under UV illumination. The fluorite crystals are cubo-octahedral form and hard to photograph.
Overall Size:7x5x4.5 cm
Crystals:5-14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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