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Fluorite with Quartz coating from Sunnyside Mine, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado

 
Fluorite with Quartz coating from Sunnyside Mine, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado

Fluorite with Quartz coating from Sunnyside Mine, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite with Quartz coating from Sunnyside Mine, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 38909
Mineral:Fluorite with Quartz coating
Locality:Sunnyside Mine, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado
Description:Large translucent green cubic fluorite crystals up to 30 mm with a thin coating of colorless quartz microcrystals on select faces. The fluorite fluoresces violet under strong UV illumination.
Overall Size:7x6x4 cm
Crystals:15-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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