Fluorite (classic material)

Item Description

A wonderful cabinet sized display quality specimen loaded with excellent quality, gemmy to translucent cubes of purple and golden colored Fluorite from recent mining at the historic Greenlaws Mine in Weardale. The largest Fluorite measures 3.0 cm on edge. The majority of the crystals features these gorgeous white "snowflake"-esque or "spider web"-like inclusions which give them an almost ethereal quality. I can say that these interesting inclusions are comparaable to the similar effect seen when ice forms on the windshield of a car. NO major damage that I can find anywhere on the display side of the piece. Like most Fluorites from the Weardale area, they perform a color change in different temperature lighting showing various shades of purple. Additionally the piece glows under SW UV light, which is often seen in these crystals. A very attractive and eye-catching specimen of this classic contemporary material. Valued at $1,450 in the inventory. This mine was active from 1850-1884, but was reopened in 2010 with the purpose of collecting Fluorite specimens and studying the deposits around Weardale.