Fluorite

Item Description

Fluorites from the Blanchard mine are about as classic as minerals from the southwestern U.S. get. This piece features sharp, gem/gemmy cubic Fluorite crystals which show a color shift from a strong teal-blue color in sunlight to a pastel purplish-blue color in halogen lighting. The cubes measure up to 1.1 cm and have a typical soft matte luster seen at this mine, but some of the crystals very gemmy inside and are sitting on white stubby Quartz crystals matrix. Collecting at this locality is not easy, and typically the Fluorite specimens are not 100% damage free. This piece has some VERY minor nicks, but nothing that I would say is notable with regard to damage. Overall, it is an attractive and colorful display specimen of this well known material from this great mine in New Mexico.