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B526 - Fluorite on Quartz $ 800 De'An Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Prov., China cabinet - 12 x 7 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Large translucent purple Fluorite octahedra to 4.7cm on edge. I typically don't buy De'An Fluorite specimens as they are usually etched out of Quartz resulting in a chalky, splintery Quartz matrix that nearly always gives me a quartz splinter in a finger when I hold one. This specimen is natural and unetched as evidenced by the nice, sparkly drusy Quartz surface of the matrix. The Fluorite is composed of 5 intergrown crystals with interesting multi-faceted sufaces and slightly curving edges. One very small tip chip on one crystals, otherwise undamaged and showy. This is a specimen I sold about 20 years ago and recently received back in trade. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |