Electric Green Flurorite

Electric Green Flurorite from Rogerly Mine, Frosterly, County Durham, England

Collection

Robert Lavinsky

Description

Dark gray limestone with a layer of banded, massive, Quartz, is host to large lustrous and translucent crystals of Fluorite, to 4 cm across. Individual crystals exhibit both a rich emerald green at the core and gemmy purple even in daylight (from the slight UV rays they catch and fluoresce to). In addition, the crystals clearly show off penetration twinning. This specimen features comes from the last pocket found in the digging season of 2007.


Cut

14.4 x 10.8 x 8.6 cm.

Locality

Rogerly Mine, Frosterly, County Durham, England


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