"Invisible" cuboctahedral Fluorite xls

Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia
Miniature, 3.8 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm
Start Time: 05/04/2009 8:20:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/14/2009 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Gemmy, "invisible", water-clear, intergrown, cuboctahedral fluorite crystals to 2.5 cm form a striking and aesthetic cluster atop a shard of matrix on this EXCELLENT specimen from the very famous Nikolaevskiy Mine at Dalnegorsk. ALL of the fluorite crystals on the frontal and top views are pristine and the secondary crystal faces are very interestingly, preferentially etched. Common in the 1990s, these are hard to fine today in good specimens. These are considered contemporary classics. MUCH BETTER IN PERSON.

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