5.3" Cubic Green Fluorite Crystal Cluster on Quartz - China

Here is a stunning, 5.3" wide association of green fluorite crystals and quartz that was collected from China. These fluorite crystals can be found on both sides of the specimen and overall are quite large, with the largest crystal measuring 1.85" wide.

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.

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SPECIES
Fluorite & Quartz
LOCATION
China
SIZE
Entire specimen: 5.3 x 4.9", largest fluorite crystal: 1.85" wide
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#197171