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Fluorite from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

 
Fluorite from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Fluorite from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Fluorite from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Fluorite from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Fluorite from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Fluorite from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 71925
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Description:Lustrous transparent pale-green octahedral fluorite crystals with textured surfaces caused by microscopic parallel crystal faces. The pale green color of the fluorite crystals is indicative of the low temperature veins of this mine that opened ca. 1890. Collected ca. 1995. Fluoresces violet under 365 nm LW UV illumination
Overall Size:6x5x4.5 cm
Crystals:15-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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