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Fluorite from Hollywell Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, County Durham, England

 
Fluorite from Hollywell Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite from Hollywell Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite from Hollywell Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, County Durham, England

Fluorite from Hollywell Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, County Durham, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Hollywell Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, County Durham, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 54455
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Hollywell Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, County Durham, England
Description:Transparent cubic fluorite crystals with yellow-gray center zone and purple outer zones that fluoresce violet under UV illumination. The fluorite crystal faces have a satin luster with complex crystallization patterns in the centers of the faces. Ex. John Lawson (1942-2024) and Robert Lawson
Overall Size:8x7x4 cm
Crystals:10-28 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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