Fluorite with Calcite (New Find)

Item Description

Juicy, color-zoned, grape-purple fluorite cubes are richly and aesthetically scattered on the sintered-looking, sturdy, sculptural matrix on this fine specimen from a brand new find (2009) at the famous Mina Ojuela. The fluorite cubes, to 9 mm, are gemmy, highly lustrous and the crystal faces are lightly etched, giving the cubes a waxy luster. A band of glassy, colorless calcite scalenohedrons and rhombs at the base of the fluorites is a very nice accent. This excellent piece is essentially pristine. All of the cubes are pristine. The vivid purple color-zoning makes these highly attractive Mina Ojuela fluorites that compare very favorably with those recovered from any era.