Fluorite (Spinel-law twinned) on Microcline from Erongo Mountain, 20 km north of Usakos, Namibia
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 57334
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| Mineral: | Fluorite (Spinel-law twinned) on Microcline
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| Locality: | Erongo Mountain, 20 km north of Usakos, Namibia |
| Description: | The only matrix specimen from a new find of transparent bi-colored fluorite crystals that are twinned following the Spinel Law of twinning on the octahedral {111} face resulting in unusual flattened form and twin plane running around the perimeter. Collected in 2012 |
| Overall Size: | 38x26x20 mm |
| Crystals: | 10-25 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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