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Fluorite with minor Calcite from Blackdene Mine, Ireshopeburn, Weardale, County Durham, England

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 77037
Mineral:	Fluorite with minor Calcite
Locality:	Blackdene Mine, Ireshopeburn, Weardale, County Durham, England
Description:	Lustrous transparent purple cubic fluorite crystal with disc-shaped transparent colorless calcite crystals to 1 mm on the bottom. The fluorite crystal has whitish cloudy inclusions in areas, and fluoresce bright violet under LW-SW UV illumination. Originally acquired in August 1995 from J. Tovey
Overall Size:	32x27x18 mm
Crystals:	micro to 32 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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