Color-zoned Fluorite

Esperanza Mine, Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico
Cabinet, 10.9 x 9.4 x 5.8 cm
Start Time: 08/18/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/23/2012 6:34:02 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Intergrown cubes of highly lustrous, translucent, color-zoned, purple fluorite form a showy and excellent CABINET specimen from a recent find from the much less well-known Esperanza Mine near Musquiz. The cubes are up to 4.7 cm wide and they have moderately developed stepped-growth faces. This fine piece has only trivial corner wear and just a bit of modest periphery wear. Very highly representative of this new find. Interestingly, this fluorite has very slight purple fluorescence. MUCH, MUCH BETTER IN PERSON!

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