Etched Fluorite octahedrons

Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hunan Province, China
Small Cabinet, 8.9 x 5.0 x 3.8 cm
Start Time: 05/26/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/31/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Sharp, translucent, lustrous and lightly etched, pistachio-green fluorite octahedrons form a showy and rich mounded specimen from the famous Shangbao Mine. The octos reach 3.0 cm and this color of octos is fairly uncommon from here. Nearly pristine, with only trivial bruising to two octo corners. Light purple fluorescence.

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