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Fluorite from Greenlaws Mine, Victoria Flatt, Weardale, County Durham, England

 
Fluorite from Greenlaws Mine, Victoria Flatt, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite from Greenlaws Mine, Victoria Flatt, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite from Greenlaws Mine, Victoria Flatt, Weardale, County Durham, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Greenlaws Mine, Victoria Flatt, Weardale, County Durham, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 54434
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Greenlaws Mine, Victoria Flatt, Weardale, County Durham, England
Description:Large cluster of cubic translucent dark-purple fluorite crystals with waxy surface luster and complex stepped growth patterns on the crystal faces. The fluorite crystals fluoresce violet under UV illumination. Collected May 2002 by John Lawson (1942-2024) and Robert Lawson
Overall Size:8x7x6 cm
Crystals:35-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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