Fluorite (uncommon locale) Robertson Coll.

Heisser Stein Mine, Stulln, Wolsendorf fluorite mining district, Bavaria, Germany
Small Cabinet, 7.4 x 5.6 x 2.9 cm
Start Time: 04/12/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/19/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Riveting rich golden-yellow gemmy fluorite cubes with frosted faces are aesthetically intergrown on this colorful plate from this old fluorite mine. The stepped-growth cube on the left side is 2.4 cm. There is some purple fluorite on the back side as a bonus. Purple fluorescence. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 3686 and acquired in Europe in 1964. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017). Rarely available excellent older fluorite from this mine.

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