RM222
A well-formed crystal that appears to be colourless, but the presence of multiple baby blue zonings make it look blue overall. Completely glassy with good lustre and transparency.
Locality: Marsanges Mine, Haute-Loire, France 🇫🇷
Measures: Approx. 1.8 x 1.4cm
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Worked from as early as the 1830s for antimony, but soon after shifted to fluorite extraction until 1977. Many interesting, diverse and multicoloured fluorite specimens have been uncovered since, from green to yellow to blue, and oftentimes a combination of colours. “The finest fluorite specimens of Haute-Loire come from this famous deposit.” – Mindat
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A nice example from the Maraval mine, this well-formed specimen is made up of an intricate, neat network of translucent fluorite cubes which contain the characteristic red hematite and black inclusions. Some of the inclusions also grew outside/atop the fluorite crystals like red snow.
Locality: Maraval mine, Les Adrets-de-l’Estérel, France 🇫🇷
Measures: Approx. 4.8 x 2.6cm
An interesting, multi-layered specimen with intricate stepped fluorite growths resembling the sharp highs and lows of a cityscape. The colourless crystals are exceptionally water-clear, with phantoms of gentle greens and yellows throughout.
Locality: Marsanges Mine, Haute-Loire, France 🇫🇷
Measures: Approx. 6.3 x 4.8cm
Appearing as a dark blue fluorite crystal at first glance, with some backlight, it really comes alive- displaying wondrous multicoloured zonings of blue, maroon, yellow and purple. Not many, if any, other fluorite from other localities have displayed such a wide colour spectrum as this.
Locality: Le Grand Altier, Lozère, France 🇫🇷
Measures: Approx. 1.6 x 1.1cm
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An aesthetic French specimen with the perfect ratio of three different minerals- Bright yellow fluorite with blue zonings, sparkly white quartz, and metallic Galena!
Locality: Langeac, Brioude, France 🇫🇷
Measures: Approx. 3.6 x 2cm
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