Iridescent Fluorite w/ hydrocarbons (Carmichael Coll.)

Item Description

Auglaize fluorites are a US and Ohio classic species and this is a fine example. Sparkling brown cubes with gorgeous iridescent magenta, peacock-blue and bronzy color line vugs on both sides of the sculptural limestone matrix. The LW UV light reveals a STRIKING surprise! An earlier generation of fluorite lining the vugs lights up yellowish-white from hydrocarbon inclusions with only some of the cubes having light purple fluorescence! Showy and excellent material from the Eugene Carmichael Collection.