Fluorite

LOCATION:

Judith Lynn Claim, Pine Canyon deposit, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA

DESCRIPTION:

Lustrous octahedrons of transparent to translucent purple Fluorite to 9 mm on edge and slightly frosted geen cubes of Fluorite are perched on white Quartz matrix. The green Fluorites are fluorescent purple in SW ultraviolet. In great condition, this was collected by Tom Hales in 1991, and were marked T & G Prospect #2. Thumbnails were quite rare from this New Mexico locality, and this is an aesthetic specimen.

SIZE: 31 x 22 x 20 mm overall (Thumbnail)

COLLECTION: ex. Bob Griffis collection