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Fluorite and Muscovite - $20 Reduced
to $18
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
5.2 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm (2.0 x 1.3 x 1.2 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A cluster of mostly transparent fluorite
cubes to 2.1 cm along the edge. Color depends on the lighting: light
blue under daylight fluorescent (used for the photos), or more purple
under halogen light. Regardless of light source, purple cores are
evident. The top is crowned with a small ball of muscovite. A sandy
matrix coats the back, and is partially included in the fluorites.
Scattered edgewear is noted.
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7628:
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Fluorite and Quartz - $6 Reduced
to $5
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
4.9 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm (1.9 x 1.5 x 1.1 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A cluster of light blue (under daylight
fluorescent light) or light purple (under halogen light), mostly
transparent fluorite cubes on quartz matrix. The fluorites have a thin
dark zone at the surfaces, and are much lighter beneath this.
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7629:
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Quartz, Dolomite, and Fluorite - $12 Reduced
to $10
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
6.7 x 4.0 x 3.7 cm (2.6 x 1.6 x 1.5 inches)
Specimen status: Reserved Click
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A sugary dolomite crust covers all but
the tips of several transparent and well-terminated quartz crystals.
The largest quartz rises 2.3 cm above the muscovite matrix. Also
present is a string of mostly transparent fluorites to about 6 mm. The
termination of the largest quartz as well as most of the fluorites are
chipped.
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7633:
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Fluorite, Quartz, and Arsenopyrite - $12 Reduced
to $10
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
8.1 x 5.4 x 4.0 cm (3.2 x 2.1 x 1.6 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A complete and translucent quartz crystal
hosts a 3.3 cm, mostly transparent and glassy fluorite cluster. Two of
the quartz faces are covered by partial blankets of tiny purple
fluorite cubes. The quartz termination is a bit rough, having been
interrupted by another quartz crystal. The fluorites are light
blue-green under daylight fluorescent light (used for the photos), and
nearly colorless under halogen light. A few small, bright arsenopyrite
crystals are also present.
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7634:
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Fluorite and Muscovite
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
8.0 x 5.5 x 3.1 cm (3.1 x 2.2 x 1.2 inches)
Specimen status: Sold
Deep purple fluorite cubes to 1.2 cm on a
crusty muscovite carpet, all on matrix. The fluorites are mostly clear,
revealing their muscovite inclusions. A minor amount of an unidentified
green mineral (chamosite?) also present. Some edgewear to the
fluorites, mostly around the edges of the specimen.
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7636:
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Quartz - $12 Reduced
to $10
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
8.4 x 7.4 x 5.2 cm (3.3 x 2.9 x 2.0 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A cluster of complexly crystalline,
mostly translucent quartz crystals. The largest distinct crystal is 8.4
cm in length, with two nearly perfect terminations.
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7637:
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Fluorite and Quartz - $20 Reduced
to $18
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
6.0 x 4.9 x 4.6 cm (2.4 x 1.9 x 1.8 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A mostly translucent fluorite appears to
be leaning on a terminated quartz point. The fluorite is cleaved and
contacted along the back where removed from matrix, but the quartz
'leg' is complete, with a good termination partially buried in the
fluorite. Like many other fluorites, the color of this piece depends on
the light source: light sky blue under daylight fluorescents (used for
the photos), versus nearly colorless under halogen light. Regardless of
the light source, a light purple core is present.
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7638:
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Fluorite - $24 Reduced
to $21
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
5.4 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm (2.1 x 2.0 x 1.4 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A cluster of intergrown but glassy and
mostly transparent fluorite cubes that reach 2.4 cm along the edges.
The color is dependent upon the light source: pale olive green with
mottled purple under daylight fluorescent light (used for the photos)
versus nearly colorless under halogen light. Minor muscovite also
present. The usual cleaves along the back, with a few small chips along
the bottom front; the display face is in good condition.
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7832:
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Fluorite - $40 Reduced to $23
Chumar Bakhoor, Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan
7.8 x 7.0 x 4.5 cm (3.1 x 2.8 x 1.8 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A chunk of fluorite with
a few cleavage faces, but no real crystal
faces. Excellent minty-green color under fluorescent lighting (used for
the photos). A very large chunk for the locality.
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7835:
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Fluorite - $25 Reduced
to $22
Chumar Bakhoor, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.2 x 3.0 x 1.8 cm (1.3 x 1.2 x 0.7 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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A colorless and mostly complete fluorite
octahedral crystal with frosted faces and icy transparency. Has hints
of pink and green against a white background. Some muscovite
inclusions. Contacted and cleaved along the base where removed from
matrix, but the pyramidal termination is in very good condition.
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7841:
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Fluorite - $25 Reduced
to $22
Chumar Bakhoor, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.5 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm (1.4 x 1.1 x 0.9 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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Two intergrown, colorless, transparent
and frosty fluorite octahedra with a bit of muscovite. The terminations
are undamaged and flat, due to cubic modifications. Scattered edgewear
but no cleaves or contact points, so this is a floater.
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7843:
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Fluorite - $25 Reduced
to $22
Chumar Bakhoor, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.3 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm (1.3 x 0.9 x 0.8 inches)
Specimen status: Available Click
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An icy and water clear fluorite
octahedron with one complete termination. The faces and termination
have many small steps. Distinct green and pink color zones are evident
when viewed against a white background. The bottom of the specimen is
contacted, cleaved and has some muscovite inclusions, but the
termination is in very good condition.
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