Large Quartz w/ Fluorite octahedrons (new finds)

Item Description

Two sharp bi-colored fluorite octahedrons are dramatically set on the striking parallel-growth cluster of large sparkly, sugary, snow-white terminated quartz crystals. The impressive large octahedron with quartz showing through on one face is 5.2 x 4.8 x 4.3 cm. The crystal is doubly terminated on the other axis and is 6.3 cm long. The lustrous, translucent, deep purple to blue-green octahedrons have frosted faces with STRONG (!!) BACKLIGHTING revealing fantastic broad PINK interiors! It does need a strong light, but it is worth it. The fluorites fluoresce purple. Interesting in themselves, the quartz crystals have three generations of growth. The interiors are glassy, translucent gray quartz followed by the striking snow-white overgrowth. Small frosted quartz points preferentially deposited on the sides are a nice third generation complement. Complete all-around and essentially pristine. The side of the secondary quartz crystal below the termination is contacted, but there is no actual damage. Otherworldly, RARE and dramatic large quartz with fluorite combination from a recent find at this obscure skarn-type Pb-Zn mine, where mining started in 2008 (MINDAT). This is from a large recent find, and there were many of them, but this piece seemed particularly dramatic in style. Specimens like this have been on the web, and selling in a wide range of prices lately, but should be in the $1000-1200 range.