Bi-colored Fluorite cuboctahedron on Quartz

De'an fluorite mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China
Small Cabinet, 9.5 x 7.1 x 6.4 cm
Start Time: 10/27/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 11/03/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

An impressive, sharp, 5.5 x 5.3 cm, variegated purple, green and blue fluorite cuboctahedron is aesthetically set in needle quartz matrix on this striking and excellent specimen from this well-known locale. The crystal looks mostly purple in the photos, but it's not. The interior of the gemmy crystal is obscured by the frosted, stepped-growth faces, but three of the exposed cubic corner faces are glass-clear, revealing the pretty interior colors. Moderate purple fluorescence. A choice combination example with a striking large crystal.

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