Color-zoned Fluorite (fluorescent) w/ Hydrocarbons (Ford Coll.)

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm
Start Time: 05/12/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/19/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A classsic and beautiful, color-zoned fluorite cube with nifty accessories from this famous locale. The gemmy crystal has a straw-yellow interior with striking violet and blue edge phantoms. The very glassy faces have dense stepped-growth, adding pizzazz. Scattered clusters, isolated droplets and a film of non-fluorescent hydrocarbon (bitumen) are a super accent. Unusual straw-yellow fluorescence, ONLY to the interior fluorite! Ex Mervyn Ford Collection.

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