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Quartz over Fluorite from Weardale District, County Durham, England

 
Quartz over Fluorite from Weardale District, County Durham, England

Quartz over Fluorite from Weardale District, County Durham, England

Quartz over Fluorite from Weardale District, County Durham, England

Quartz over Fluorite from Weardale District, County Durham, England

Quartz over Fluorite from Weardale District, County Durham, England

Quartz over Fluorite from Weardale District, County Durham, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Quartz over Fluorite from Weardale District, County Durham, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 70545
Mineral:Quartz over Fluorite
Locality:Weardale District, County Durham, England
Description:Large cubic fluorite crystals to 55 mm overgrown with greenish-gray lustrous transparent quartz crystals to 3 mm. One face of the largest fluorite crystal is not covered with quartz and shows purple-gray internal color.
Overall Size:12x10.5x5 cm
Crystals:1-55 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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