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Fluorite from Hilton Mine, Scordale, Middle Level, 4 km NE of Hilton, Cumbria, England

 
Fluorite from Hilton Mine, Scordale, Middle Level, 4 km NE of Hilton, Cumbria, England

Fluorite from Hilton Mine, Scordale, Middle Level, 4 km NE of Hilton, Cumbria, England

Fluorite from Hilton Mine, Scordale, Middle Level, 4 km NE of Hilton, Cumbria, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Hilton Mine, Scordale, Middle Level, 4 km NE of Hilton, Cumbria, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 54452
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Hilton Mine, Scordale, Middle Level, 4 km NE of Hilton, Cumbria, England
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow cubic fluorite crystals covering a rounded knob of matrix. The fluorite crystals are slightly longer on one axis resulting in rectangular shapes. Fluoresces moderately under UV illumination. Collected in May 1989 by John Lawson (1942-2024) and Robert Lawson
Overall Size:8x4.5x4.5 cm
Crystals:4-9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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