Fluorite with Quartz

LOCATION:

Huallapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Pallasca Province, Ancash, Peru

DESCRIPTION:

This is a very striking, translucent, lustrous, sea-foam-green octahedron of Fluorite composed of a multitude of small cubes. It is large for this locality, measuring up to 42 mm on edge. Several water-clear quartz points to 7 mm provide an accent. It displays truncated growth on the reverse, and there is a small ding visible under a 10x loupe. Bright purple fluorescence. This is a fine old specimen that was produced prior to 2000.

SIZE: 42 x 38 x 32 mm overall (Miniature)

COLLECTION: ex. Carolyn Seitz collection