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Opalized Fluorite var. Tiffany Stone from Brush Wellman Mine, Spor Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

 
Opalized Fluorite var. Tiffany Stone from Brush Wellman Mine, Spor Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

Opalized Fluorite var. Tiffany Stone from Brush Wellman Mine, Spor Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Opalized Fluorite var. Tiffany Stone from Brush Wellman Mine, Spor Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

DESCRIPTION:No. 71987
Mineral:Opalized Fluorite var. Tiffany Stone
Locality:Brush Wellman Mine, Spor Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah
Description:Sawn slice from a nodule of Tiffany Stone, the gem varietal name for the opalized fluorite nodules found at this mine. The interior is mostly translucent purple fluorite with a mixture of bertrandite, beryl, quartz, dolomite, rhodonite, manganese oxides.
Overall Size:8.5x5.5x0.5 cm
Crystals:
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