Calcite on Fluorite (rare Brazil) Matioli Coll.

Mato Preto carbonatite complex, Cerro Azul, Parana, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 8.3 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Start Time: 12/10/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/17/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Mineral specimens are RARE from this obscure carbonatite complex in Parana State, where fluorite was mined until 1999 (MINDAT). Glassy, translucent, gray to colorless, nailhead spar calcite rhombs cover the underlying fluorite matrix (fluorescent). VERY RARE and showy combination material from the Matioli Collection.

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