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Fluorite from Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg District, 8.5 km south of Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico

 
Fluorite from Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg District, 8.5 km south of Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico

Fluorite from Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg District, 8.5 km south of Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg District, 8.5 km south of Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 46124
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg District, 8.5 km south of Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico
Description:Rounded crystals of transparent green fluorite to 45 mm across with surfaces composed of many smaller parallel octahedral crystal faces. The fluorite fluoresces violet under UV illumination.
Overall Size:10x7x5 cm
Crystals:25-45 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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