Fluorite

LOCATION:

Afton Canyon area, Cady Mts., San Bernardino Co., California, USA

DESCRIPTION:

Lustrous, translucent, dark-green, intergrown octahedrons of Fluorite to 17 mm across, accented with cream-colored Quartz and coatings of fine-grain white secondary Fluorite. California is not known for producing Fluorite, and there are only two localities that produce green (and octahedral!) Fluorites - this locality and the Felix prospect in Azusa; both of these localities are now closed to collecting. Strongly fluorescent in LW, and less so in SW, which is uncommon.

SIZE: 70 x 54 x 30 mm overall (Small Cabinet)