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Pink Fluorite (fluorescent)
- Navidad Mine, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico
- Large Cabinet, 15.8 x 10.4 x 4.5 cm
- Start Time: 12/17/2009 6:40:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 12/29/2009 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Until these lustrous, translucent, pink fluorites were discovered in Mexico, Peru and the Alps were the only sources for pink fluorite, and the cost of a specimen such as this was (and still is) astronomical from those localities. These translucent octahedrons measure up to 3.7 cm (among the largest I"ve seen), and have vivid, deep pink color against the beautifully contrasting white matrix. An excellent, sculptural LARGE CABINET plate. Vivid purple fluorescence.