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3" Cubic Purple Fluorite Crystal With Phantoms - Yaogangxian Mine
This is a gorgeous cluster of cubic fluorite crystals that formed over a quartz crystal encrusted matrix. The fluorite crystals have multiple phantoms within each crystal, with a prominent purple phantom about 1/8" from each crystal face. This cluster was collected from the Yaogangxian Mine in the Hunan Province of China.
Under short wave and long wave UV, these crystals fluoresce a vibrant purple color. It comes with an acrylic display stand.
Under short wave and long wave UV, these crystals fluoresce a vibrant purple color. It comes with an acrylic display stand.
About Fluorite
Fluorite is a halide mineral comprised of calcium and fluorine, CaF2. The word fluorite is from the Latin fluo-, which means "to flow". In 1852 fluorite gave its name to the phenomenon known as fluorescence, or the property of fluorite to glow a different color depending upon the bandwidth of the ultraviolet light it is exposed to. Fluorite occurs commonly in cubic, octahedral, and dodecahedral crystals in many different colors. These colors range from colorless and completely transparent to yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, or black. Purples and greens tend to be the most common colors seen, and colorless, pink, and black are the rarest.
Fluorite is a halide mineral comprised of calcium and fluorine, CaF2. The word fluorite is from the Latin fluo-, which means "to flow". In 1852 fluorite gave its name to the phenomenon known as fluorescence, or the property of fluorite to glow a different color depending upon the bandwidth of the ultraviolet light it is exposed to. Fluorite occurs commonly in cubic, octahedral, and dodecahedral crystals in many different colors. These colors range from colorless and completely transparent to yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, or black. Purples and greens tend to be the most common colors seen, and colorless, pink, and black are the rarest.
SPECIES
Fluorite & Quartz
LOCATION
Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan Province, China
SIZE
3 x 2"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#148195
