Bugeye Fluorite on Quartz (NEW Find)

Item Description

This specimen of spherical fluorite is from a new 2011 find from Inner Mongolia, China. We call these 'bug-eye' fluorites for their isolated, bulbous shape. The 1.8 cm, lustrous and translucent fluorite is actually composed of sharp, intergrown, pretty sea-green octahedrons with scattered complementary purple octahedra. The 'bug-eye' rests on the undulating field of nubby quartz crystals over a matrix core of massive quartz and arsenopyrite. Trivial bruising is noted to the fluorite, as is trivial bruising and some periphery wear to the quartz. This remains a showy and highly representative example of this rare fluorite form from an uncommon and remote locale.