Fluorite
Crich Quarry, Crich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK
13.0 x 9.5 x 4.0 cm. An impressive large fluorite plate from an obscure Derbyshire quarry. Lustrous, transparent to translucent, rich golden-amber fluorite cubes to 2.0 cm have stepped-growth faces. The cubes also have gorgeous, hard to photograph, multi-hued iridescence. Ex. J.M. Welting Collection from the small 2008 find. Striking straw-yellow ...
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