RM1,022
An interesting specimen from the Marsanges mine with aesthetic like none other that came before it. Glassy, with multicolored phantoms and zonings from blues to greens and hints of red.
Locality: Marsanges Mine, Haute-Loire, France 🇫🇷
Measures: Approx. 3.9 x 2.9cm
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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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Delicate rose pink to red fluorite crystals perched aesthetically on a jagged formation of smoky quartz; an uncommon and highly sought-after combination in alpine mineral specimens. The sharp, well-formed octahedral crystals contrast beautifully with the pointed quartzes, in both form and colour.
Locality: Chamonix, Mont Blanc, France 🇫🇷
Measures: Approx. 3.9 x 2.8cm
A sweet yellow Valzergues corner with two parallel, brighter yellow zonings within and blue zonings at the edges.
Locality: Valzergues, Aveyron, France 🇫🇷
Measures: Approx. 1.9 x 1.5cm
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
A bright French fluorite with varying hues of yellow zonings, from saturated to subtle. Part of the crystal is also lined with chalcopyrite inclusions within.
Locality: Peyrebrune, Occitanie, France 🇫🇷
Measures: Approx. 3.7 x 2.9cm
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