Fluorite cuboctahedrons (classic locale - FLUORESCENT) Whitmore Coll.

Rock Candy Mine, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
Large Cabinet, 20.1 x 15.2 x 4.1 cm
Start Time: 07/21/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/28/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Fluorite specimens from the well-known Rock Candy Mine of British Columbia can look just like their namesake - sugary rock candy. This striking and showy LARGE CABINET plate consists of translucent, intensely stepped-growth, cuboctahedrons to 4.7 cm. Color ranges from pretty apple-green to colorless. The surfaces of the crystals have a beautiful luster. Closes examination of the multitude of stepped-growth faces is truly surreal. The large crystals look just like Mayan pyramids! Complete-all-around and pristine. This is classic, highly desirable large material from this noted locale. SUPER purple fluorescence. Ex Robert Whitmore Collection.

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