Fluorite (''Tanzanite Fluorite'')

Yongchun Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China
Small Cabinet, 8.8 x 6.3 x 3.3 cm
Start Time: 11/03/2022 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 11/10/2022 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $259

Item Description

Don't be fooled by the name, these specimens have been given the nickname "Tanzanite Fluorite" for the fact that they resemble one another in color. They have a beautiful purple color in indoor lighting, which shifts to more of a blue-purple color in sunlight, reminiscent of the purple and blue colors seen in Tanzanite crystals, but make no mistake, there is no Tanzanite on the specimen. This is a beautiful piece of this fairly hard to find material featuring few fine quality, very well-formed, sharp crystals of gemmy richly colored Fluorite that show a combination of cubic and dodecahedral faces measuring up to 1.2 cm across with white scalenohedral Calcites on a Quartz covered matrix. The Fluorite crystals are in good condition, with no major damage I can see with the naked eye. These came out in 2017, and not since, so don't miss out, as we may never see them again.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$259 11/10/2022 6:38:02 pm (CST)
$249 11/10/2022 6:25:50 pm (CST)