Fluorite (mined 1977 by Rich Kosnar and Dave Bergman)

Item Description

The Sweet Home mine is famous for its Rhodochrosite specimens, but it has produced some VERY nice Fluorites as well. For those who don't know, Richard Kosnar and his father-in-law Dave Bergman mined the Sweet Home for a few years during the late 1970's and managed to collect some excellent specimens. This piece features several, light purple color (frosted but gemmy inside), cubic crystals of Fluorite which have an unusual whitish coating sitting on Quartz and sulfide matrix. This is an unusual Fluorite from the Sweet Home and would make a great addition to any Colorado suite, a Fluorite collection or a suite of unusual Fluorites. This piece is from one of the early pockets that Rich and Dave opened when they started mining in 1977, and stood out of as one of the most interesting and unique Fluorites we've seen from this world famous locality.