Fluorite (fluorescent) w/ Dolomite & Quartz (Kay Robertson Coll.)

Cacilia Mine, Wolsendorf Fluorite mining District, Bavaria, Germany
Small Cabinet, 9.5 x 8.3 x 3.4 cm
Start Time: 08/10/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/17/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Classic for the locale lustrous and translucent green fluorite cubes are peppered with tiny sparkly quartz crystals and nicely contrasting clusters of oxide-tinted dolomite rhombs. A very fine and aesthetic combination plate from this old fluorite mine. Purple fluorescence. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 3117 and acquired in the 1960s. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record).

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