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Fluorite, Quartz, Ferberite from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 73389
Mineral:	Fluorite, Quartz, Ferberite
Locality:	Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China
Description:	Complex cluster crystallized all around of transparent green cubic fluorite crystals to 22 mm and transparent colorless quartz crystals to 24 mm over lustrous bladed black ferberite crystals to 45 mm with muscovite microcrystals on the rear. For locality information see: Mineralogical Record v.42#6, Rocks and Minerals v.80#1. Fluoresces violet under 365 nm LW UV illumination and 254 nm SW UV illumination
Overall Size:	8x5x5 cm
Crystals:	micro to 45 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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