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Fluorite (rare botryoidal form) on Quartz from Tekhdi, Madhya Pradesh, India

 
Fluorite (rare botryoidal form) on Quartz from Tekhdi, Madhya Pradesh, India

Fluorite (rare botryoidal form) on Quartz from Tekhdi, Madhya Pradesh, India

DESCRIPTION:No. 39136
Mineral:Fluorite (rare botryoidal form) on Quartz
Locality:Tekhdi, Madhya Pradesh, India
Description:Large translucent amber-colored fluorite in a hemispherical formation 45 mm diameter surrounded by colorless quartz crystals to 1 mm. The fluorite has an unusual gap around the edge before the quartz starts where a previous mineral overgrowth dissolved. Collected in 2007 from a new locality in central India
Overall Size:12x7x3.5 cm
Crystals:45 mm botryoid
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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