Botryoidal Fluorite

Minggang, Xinyang, Henan Province, China
Small Cabinet, 8.3 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm
Start Time: 06/17/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/21/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

This recent find really shocked the mineral collecting world, because botryoidal fluorites are rare, and here you had intensely rich PURPLE ones (which had rarely been seen before). This sculptural piece has nifty enechelon clusters of pretty lavender fluorite botryoids. The translucent botryoids glow a luscious purple under good light. Some of the botryoids are lightly frosted. The modest periphery wear is certainly not a detraction. Showy and very highly representative of the rare species and find.

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