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A particularly bright, glassy German corner with vibrant yellow colours and sharp blue-purple zonings at the edges of the crystal. The entire fluorite crystal is glassy and highly lustrous. Not a common quality from this locality.
Locality: Frohnau, Saxony, Germany
Measures: Approx. 3.4 x 2.7cm
Available
The historic Erzgebirgskreis mining district is known for its varied and distinctive fluorites, with crystals occurring in colours ranging from yellow and violet to nearly black, with coloured zonings or phantom growths particularly characteristic of the area. Its long mining history and diversity of fluorite habits make Frohnau a classic German locality for collectors.
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Gorgeous, tricolour La Barre fluorite with yellow to sunset orange phantoms, sharp purple zonings and blue phantoms on the outermost edges. Very glassy and transparent!
Locality: La Barre Mine, Saint-Jacques-d’Ambur, France 🇫🇷
Measures: Approx. 1.2 x 1.2cm
Clersanges fluorite with multiple purple zonings within.
Locality: Clersanges mine, Saint-Pal-de-Senouire, France 🇫🇷
Measures: Approx. 0.6cm
Immediately distinguishable from its vibrant, golden yellow colours, this Hilton fluorite specimen has a bigger, focal twinned crystal that has a thin, distinctive line of blue zoning.
Locality: Hilton Mine, Cumbria, England, UK
Measures: Approx. 2.3 x 2.1cm
A bright, amber yellow German corner with layers of golden yellow and blue zonings, as well as a very prominent Frenkel defect. The entire fluorite crystal is glassy and highly lustrous. Not a common quality from this locality.
Locality: Frohnau, Saxony, Germany
Measures: Approx. 3.7 x 3.4cm
Available
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