Fluorite, Sphalerite, Pyrrhotite ex Spence Coll

Item Description

An old Dalnegorsk classics, this is a combination piece showing many species of the polymetallic suite that occurs here. It features gem golfballs of fluorite perched on top of this sulfide mix - Lustrous and translucent, gem crystals of fluorite, to 3 cm on an edge, are perched on a a matrix of galena, siliceous limestone, pyrrhotite and sphalerite. Despite all the metallics floating around this mine, the fluorite crystals are WATER-CLEAR and have no impurities, which is something this mine is known for in terms of its glassy gem fluorites. Thre piece is large, hefty, and eminently displayable. An old classics, valued $1000-1500. Difficult to photo - better in person...