Color-zoned Fluorite (fluorescent) Allen Dillwith Coll.

Vensat, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 6.4 x 4.6 cm
Start Time: 12/20/2018 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/03/2019 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Charismatic, highly unusual fluorite from this well-known French volcanic tuff quarry. One side is composed of striking intergrown, water-clear, colorless cubes to about 1.0 cm. Dramatically intergrown much larger cubes on the other side, to over 3.5 cm, have fantastic color-zoned clay inclusions. Purple fluorescence. Ex Allen Dillwith Collection of Texas and acquired in 2017. This is a RARE and striking style of fluorite from this locale with a myriad of display angles!

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