Fluorite w/ Quartz (illustrated - Dr. S. Moreton Coll.)

Heights Quarry, Westgate, Stanhope, Co. Durham, England
Large Cabinet, 15.2 x 9.9 x 4.1 cm
Start Time: 03/14/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/21/2019 6:30:47 pm (CDT)
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An impressive and rich large combination plate from the famous Heights Quarry. Beautiful rich forest-green, lustrous, gemmy, transparent to translucent, interpenetrating fluorite cubes pairs cover the undulating matrix. The striking large pair is 2.8 cm. A preferential festooning of scintillating tiny quartz crystals are a super accessory to this outstanding and pristine large combination from the Dr. Stephen Moreton Collection. Super purple fluorescence. Collected in 1993 and illustrated in the locality Photo Gallery with a September, 2018 photo by Dr. Moreton. Value??

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