Rock Candy Mine, Grand Forks, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Miniature - 5.8 x x 4.6 x 4.3 cm
144 grams
Fluorescent (LW)
Specimen status: Available
Send an email with specimen number to order
A crystalline quartz crust covers a (mostly) cleaved green and brown fluorite mass. Typical for the locality. Removal of the fluorite (it's fairly soft and easily cleaved) would leave an interesting epimorph (cast). The fluorite displays a bright purple fluorescence under longwave UV.
 |
 |
 |