RM760
A glassy Berbes Fluorite showing rich violet and lighter purple tones with distinct zonings throughout the crystals. This specimen is actually double-sided, with more violet crystals growing on its back, alongside white Barite blades.
Locality: Berbes Mine, Asturias, Spain 🇪🇸
Measures: Approx. 6.7 x 5cm
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One of the best-known Spanish fluorite locality, the Berbes mining area near Ribadesella, Asturias, has been a favourite of Spanish fluorite collectors for producing glassy specimens with striking coloured zonings, often appearing in beautiful shades of purple, violet and lilac, and in some rare examples, pink or blue, alongside contrasting white barite, quartz or calcite.
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One of the juiciest and craziest Berbes Fluorite we’ve seen! The distinctive, sharp magenta purple and blue zonings are phenomenal- especially since blue zonings are not commonly seen in fluorites from Berbes. Acquiring a sizeable Berbes with minimal damage is no easy feat, let alone one with such amazing zonings and saturated colours.
Locality: Berbes Mine, Asturias, Spain
Measures: Approx. 12.5 x 6 x 7cm
One of those few fluorite specimens from the Emilio Mine with hydrocarbon inclusions (the round, black “ink droplets”)- a mineral combo beloved by fluorite collectors, thanks to the distinctive “black & white” aesthetic between the glassy, colourless fluorite and black bitumen.
Locality: Emilio Mine, Asturias, Spain
Measures: Approx. 7 x 4.4cm
The water-clear clarity of the best Emilio fluorites can be hard to capture on camera, simply because the crystals are so transparent, one can see through it to see the matrix underneath or other crystals that grew alongside.
The highlight of this specimen is undoubtedly the completely perfect crystal that sits front and centre. The beautifully formed, bevelled-edged, jewel-like fluorite crystal is completely damage-free, smooth, gemmy and clear on all sides, so clear that you can see the micro chalcopyrite crystals within.
Locality: Emilio Mine, Spain 🇪🇸
Measures: Approx. 10.1 x 6.3cm
A cute Auglaize Fluorite featuring a deep purple cube at the centre of a mini cave-like formation, with distinct purple zoning within the crystal. The crystals surrounding the cube are shiny and iridescent, catching the light beautifully and contrasting nicely with the purple focal crystal.
Locality: Stoneco Auglaize Quarry, Ohio, USA
Measures: Approx. 4 x 3.2cm
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