Cuboctahedral Fluorite

Item Description

Cuboctahedral fluorites are VERY RARE from the well-known USA East Coast William Wise Mine. Nearly all specimens are octahedrons. The well-formed, pretty light mint-green crystal is gemmy to translucent. The sharp, satin luster pyramid faces are highlighted by the interesting stepped-growth and/or etching. The C-axis satin luster flat-top face is unetched. Purple fluorescence. From the personal collection of Bill Borofsky, the mine owner. He mines for fluorite gem rough for "the new American green gem", but also protects the rare specimen when found. Some years ago, perhaps 2010 or so, I bought his collection and this is a straggler lost in the lab cleaning, and not resurfaced until now. Rare, almost UNIQUE cuboctahedral fluorite from the Wise Mine.