Fluorite

Fluorite in quartz pocket

Fluorite on quartz

Fluorite on amethyst

Fluorite intergrown with calcite on quartz

Fluorite on quartz (left)

Fluorite with calcite and julgoldite

Fluorite intergrown with calcite on quartz

Fluorite on quartz

Origin: Mahodari, Nasik, India

Sample size: 11 x 9 x 3.5 cm (top), 4 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm (2nd row left), 5 x 2.5 x 1.25 cm (2nd row right), 9 x 6 x 5 cm (3rd row), 8 x 6 x 6 cm (4th row), 7.5 x 5 x 2 cm (5th row left), 6.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm (5th row right/6th row), 9 x 7 x 6.5 cm (7th row), 7 x 6 x 3 cm (8th row), 11 x 8.5 x 1.5 cm (9th row), 13 x 7 x 4 cm (10th row), 9 x 6 x 3 cm (11th row left), 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm (11th row right), 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm (12th row left), 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm (12th row right), 11 x 9 x 3.5 cm (bottom)

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

This specimen has abundant composite octahedral crystals of fluorite to 2 cm across and numerous, lustrous, gemmy blue crystals of fluorapatite crystals to 1.3 cm in length. Bertrandite crystals are found at the base of the fluorite crystals.

This specimen is mostly comprised of octahedral quartz with crystals to 3 cm across. There is also a cluster of lustrous, gemmy blue fluorapatite crystals to 0.7 cm in length.

Origin: Akchatau Tungsten Mine, Kazakhstan, Asia

Ex. Marty Zinn collection

Sample size: 11.4 x 5 x 3 cm (top/2nd row), 7 x 5.8 x 3 cm (3rd/bottom row)

Photo courtesy of:

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

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