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Fluorite from Wm. Wise Mine, Red Belly Snake Pocket, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

 
Fluorite from Wm. Wise Mine, Red Belly Snake Pocket, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Fluorite from Wm. Wise Mine, Red Belly Snake Pocket, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Fluorite from Wm. Wise Mine, Red Belly Snake Pocket, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Wm. Wise Mine, Red Belly Snake Pocket, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 82652
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Wm. Wise Mine, Red Belly Snake Pocket, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Description:Lustrous transparent medium-green fluorite crystal with textured surfaces caused by microscopic parallel crystal faces. The fluorite crystal fluoresces bright violet under longwave UV illumination reportedly caused by yttrium impurities. Ex. Miller collection T1864; acquired in 2013 from E. Greene
Overall Size:22x21x18 mm
Crystals:22 mm
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