Fluorite on sandy limestone matrix
Origin: Les Causses, France
Sample size: 3.8 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm (top), 4.5 x 2.7 x 2 cm (2nd/3rd row), 4.7 x
3.6 x 1.8 cm (4th row), 4.6 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm (5th/6th row), 3.6 x 3 x 2.4 cm
(7th/8th row), 4.4 x 3.6 x 2.1 cm (9th/bottom row)
This specimen of crystalline
quartz
has been etched to reveal the hidden lustrous crystal of fluorite. The crystal
is actually two and is 5.5 cm across with dodecahedral faces modified by cubic
faces.
Origin: De'an Fluorite Mine, De'an, Jiangxi, China, Asia
Sample size: 11 x 7 x 5 cm
Fluorite with smoky
quartz
and
spessartine on feldspar
Fluorite with
spessartine on feldspar
Origin: Tongbei, Fujian Prov., China
Sample size: 8.2 x 4.5 x 2 cm (top/2nd row), 6.7 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm (3rd/bottom
row)
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