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Fluorite from Bonanza District, 19 km WNW of Villa Grove, Saguache County, Colorado

 
Fluorite from Bonanza District, 19 km WNW of Villa Grove, Saguache County, Colorado

Fluorite from Bonanza District, 19 km WNW of Villa Grove, Saguache County, Colorado

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Bonanza District, 19 km WNW of Villa Grove, Saguache County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 77978
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Bonanza District, 19 km WNW of Villa Grove, Saguache County, Colorado
Description:Transparent green fluorite crystal with remnants of dark pyrite-rich matrix on the bottom. One face of the fluorite crystal is a cleavage face. The fluorite fluoresces deep-violet under LW and SW ultraviolet illumination. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:15x15x14 mm
Crystals:15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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