"Invisible" cuboctahedral Fluorite xls (Larry Krause)

Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia
Miniature, 4.0 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm
Start Time: 01/20/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/26/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Gemmy, "invisible", water-clear, intergrown, cuboctahedral fluorite crystals to 2.5 cm form a shapely cluster attached to a bit of matrix on this excellent specimen from the very famous Nikolaevskiy Mine at Dalnegorsk. The fluorite crystals on the frontal view are pristine, except for a bit of periphery wear on one edge and the secondary crystal faces are very interestingly, preferentially etched. Common in the 1990s, these are hard to fine today in good specimens. These are considered contemporary classics. Ex Larry Krause dealer stock. MUCH BETTER IN PERSON!!

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