Fluorite (ex David Burgess Collection)

Item Description

The recent discoveries at the Huanggang Mine have given collectors some really attractive Fluorites. This beloved species is found in all colors of the rainbow (and even black and colorless), and the Huanggang Mine has already produced a wide range of colors in a short amount of time. This piece is from the 2011 discovery featuring intergrown clusters of sharp, lustrous, cubic crystals with a rich purple color forming a slightly concave shaped specimen. The crystals are incredibly saturated for their size, and they require a fair amount of light for the color to come through. The piece is in very good condition, with minimal roughness here and there. Very attractive for the species and the locality. From the worldwide collection of David Burgess (1951-2016). David was a prolific species collector from Newington, Connecticut, and the namesake for the extremely rare cobalt arsenate species Burgessite, which he discovered.