Fluorite (mined 1977) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)

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 small, sharp, purple cubes Fluorite up to 3 mm on Quartz crystal matrix. A nice little reference specimen from the mine that produced the world's finest quality Rhodochrosites. Despite the smaller size, this is a pretty good quality Fluorite from the Sweet Home, and pieces like this one are almost never seen on the open market. This piece is from one of the early pockets that Rich Kosnar opened when he started mining at the Sweet Home with Dave Bergman in 1977.