Fluorite (classic material)

Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Small Cabinet, 7.6 x 6.3 x 4.8 cm
Start Time: 08/20/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/27/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A great quality, and beautiful purple display specimen of Fluorite hosting a very sharp and gemmy cubes with really interesting small cubic stepped overgrowths on the edges and corners! This is a less common habit for Fluorite from Berbes, but special and very eye-catching. The largest cube measures 1.7 cm on edge, and is really worth picking up as the quality is good (better in person) compared to most we've offered in the auctions from this area. The piece is crystallized all the way around, and I really have to look hard to see any notable damage, it's in great shape. The best Fluorites from Berbes are among the finest quality Fluorites in the world from the standpoint of gemminess/clarity and luster, and to find Fluorite this color from any locality is very difficult, despite the fact that this is one of the most abundant species in the world, found in practically every environment. Priced at $1500 retail for quality, gemminess and color.

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