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Fluorite with Calcite from Xianghualing Cassiterite Mine, 32 km north of Linwu, Hunan Province, China

 
Fluorite with Calcite from Xianghualing Cassiterite Mine, 32 km north of Linwu, Hunan Province, China

Fluorite with Calcite from Xianghualing Cassiterite Mine, 32 km north of Linwu, Hunan Province, China

Fluorite with Calcite from Xianghualing Cassiterite Mine, 32 km north of Linwu, Hunan Province, China

Fluorite with Calcite from Xianghualing Cassiterite Mine, 32 km north of Linwu, Hunan Province, China

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite with Calcite from Xianghualing Cassiterite Mine, 32 km north of Linwu, Hunan Province, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 50156
Mineral:Fluorite with Calcite
Locality:Xianghualing Cassiterite Mine, 32 km north of Linwu, Hunan Province, China
Description:Translucent bluish-green octahedral fluorite crystals to 32 mm with flattened translucent colorless calcite crystals to 20 mm that fluoresce orange under UV illumination. The surfaces of the fluorite crystals are composed of many smaller parallel faces.
Overall Size:9x6x3 cm
Crystals:2-32 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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