Color-zoned Fluorite (fluorescent) on Sphalerite

Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
Miniature, 4.7 x 4.1 x 3.8 cm
Start Time: 01/25/2018 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/01/2018 6:33:49 pm (CST)
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Item Description

An elegant fluorite and sphalerite combination miniature from this famed locale. A glassy, translucent, 3.0 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm cube with a light purple interior, fine darker edge phantoms and luminous, densely stepped-growth faces is jauntily set on the rubyjack sphalerite matrix. The cube is complete all-around and nearly pristine. A barely noticeable light edge bruise on an upper corner and an out-of-sight ding on a lower edge on the back are noted, but certainly have minimal impact to the over all excellent quality of this classic combination. Purple fluorescence.

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