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Fluorite (interpenetrant-twinned) from Rogerley Mine, County Durham, England

 
Fluorite (interpenetrant-twinned) from Rogerley Mine, County Durham, England

Fluorite (interpenetrant-twinned) from Rogerley Mine, County Durham, England

Fluorite (interpenetrant-twinned) from Rogerley Mine, County Durham, England

Fluorite (interpenetrant-twinned) from Rogerley Mine, County Durham, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite (interpenetrant-twinned) from Rogerley Mine, County Durham, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 44200
Mineral:Fluorite (interpenetrant-twinned)
Locality:Rogerley Mine, County Durham, England
Description:Transparent green interpenetrant-twinned cubic fluorite crystals coating one face of matrix with many interpenetrant-twinned crystals. The fluorite crystals are lustrous with slight crystallization patterns on the surfaces and fluoresce violet under UV.
Overall Size:13x11x5 cm
Crystals:5-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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