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Fluorite
- Shangbao mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
- Small Cabinet, 6.0 x 3.0 x 2.4 cm
- Start Time: 01/06/2011 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/13/2011 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Several gemmy, light green and purple crystals of Fluorite are sitting on Quartz and Dolomite matrix and associated with minor Pyrite. The crystals are cubic in habit with dodecahedral modifications and measure up to 1.4 cm on edge. Good quality overall, and displays well from several angles. This mine has produced a great wealth of habits and colors of Fluorite specimens and this piece would make a great addition to a Fluorite suite, or a Chinese mineral collection.