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Fluorite (Spinel Law twinned) from Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru

 
Fluorite (Spinel Law twinned) from Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru

Fluorite (Spinel Law twinned) from Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru

Fluorite (Spinel Law twinned) from Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru

Fluorite (Spinel Law twinned) from Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru

Fluorite (Spinel Law twinned) from Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru

Fluorite (Spinel Law twinned) from Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite (Spinel Law twinned) from Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 54531
Mineral:Fluorite (Spinel Law twinned)
Locality:Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru
Description:Double-sided complex cluster of transparent (internally flawless) pink octahedral fluorite crystals that are complexly twinned following the Spinel Law of twinning. The pink fluorite fluoresces violet under UV illumination. Must see to appreciate.
Overall Size:9x6x5 cm
Crystals:5-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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