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Fluorite from Heights Quarry, Westgate, Weardale District, County Durham, England

 
Fluorite from Heights Quarry, Westgate, Weardale District, County Durham, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Heights Quarry, Westgate, Weardale District, County Durham, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 43211
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Heights Quarry, Westgate, Weardale District, County Durham, England
Description:Rectangular pale-green transparent fluorite crystal with glassy crystal faces and another partial crystal on one side. The fluorite fluoresces violet under UV illumination. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #4114; ex. R. Barstow in 1981
Overall Size:3.5x2.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:23 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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