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Fluorite
- Minggang, Xinyang, Henan Province, China
- Large Cabinet, 16.8 x 12.2 x 9.5 cm
- Start Time: 02/12/2009 8:15:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/19/2009 8:15:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
This find really shocked the mineral collecting world, because botryoidal fluorites are rare, and here you had not only PURPLE ones (which had rarely been seen before), but sometimes in huge sizes! This monster weighs 5.7 pounds! Thestranslucent specimens glow a luscious purple under good light. Those flattish sides are NOT damage or cleaves, they are natural deformations. Valued at $600.