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Fluorite from Eastgate Quarry, Weardale, County Durham, England

 
Fluorite from Eastgate Quarry, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite from Eastgate Quarry, Weardale, County Durham, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Eastgate Quarry, Weardale, County Durham, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 40218
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Eastgate Quarry, Weardale, County Durham, England
Description:Transparent green cubic fluorite crystals over milky quartz matrix. The fluorite crystals fluoresce under UV illumination. Internally the fluorite has whitish center zones with best transparency at the corners. Ex. D. Barker #1137; ex. G. Clark
Overall Size:6x5x3 cm
Crystals:10-23 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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