Fluorite on Galena from Hilton Mine, Scordale, 4 km NE of Hilton, Cumbria, England
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 73697
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| Mineral: | Fluorite on Galena
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| Locality: | Hilton Mine, Scordale, 4 km NE of Hilton, Cumbria, England |
| Description: | Elongated plate of lustrous rectangular-cubic fluorite crystals over corroded gray-metallic galena. The fluorite crystals are transparent yellow, with cloudy white inclusions in the centers, and fluoresce moderately violet-blue under SW UV illumination. Collected ca. 1995 |
| Overall Size: | 9.5x5x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 4-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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