AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colorado > Fluorite

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Fluorite from west of Fourmile Creek, north of Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado

 
Fluorite from west of Fourmile Creek, north of Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado

Fluorite from west of Fourmile Creek, north of Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado

Fluorite from west of Fourmile Creek, north of Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado

Fluorite from west of Fourmile Creek, north of Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from west of Fourmile Creek, north of Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 47038
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:west of Fourmile Creek, north of Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado
Description:Double-sided botryoidal gray-purple fluorite over a central plate that is visible on the fresh surfaces on the bottom. The fluorite is translucent purple with a dull gray outer layer that some dealers remove by sandblasting. Fluorescent in UV. From a one-time find in the early 1980s by Don Knowles
Overall Size:9x6.5x4 cm
Crystals:8-16 mm diameter
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;