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Fluorite with Chalcopyrite inclusions plus minor Calcite from Seata Mine, Aysgarth, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:

DESCRIPTION:	No. 73680
Mineral:	Fluorite with Chalcopyrite inclusions plus minor Calcite
Locality:	Seata Mine, Aysgarth, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England
Description:	Lustrous transparent cubic fluorite crystals to 8 mm with scattered overgrowth of colorless calcite microcrystals. The fluorite crystals are pale-yellow with thin purple outer zones and have yellow-metallic chalcopyrite crystal inclusions. Collected in 2015. Fluoresces orange cored with purple outer layers under 365 nm LW UV illumination
Overall Size:	7x5x2 cm
Crystals:	micro to 8 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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