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Large, 12.5" Free-Standing, Polished Green Fluorite - Madagascar
This is a hefty fluorite specimen from Madagascar that has been hand-polished to a glossy finish. It stands 12.5" tall and bears an apple-green color. The base has been cut flat for aesthetic presentation.
This fluorite specimen is fluorescent, presenting a vibrant blue-purple fluorescence under long wave and short wave UV.
This fluorite specimen is fluorescent, presenting a vibrant blue-purple fluorescence under long wave and short wave UV.
About Fluorite
Fluorite is a halide mineral comprised of calcium and fluorine, CaF2. The word fluorite is from the Latin fluo-, which means "to flow". In 1852 fluorite gave its name to the phenomenon known as fluorescence, or the property of fluorite to glow a different color depending upon the bandwidth of the ultraviolet light it is exposed to. Fluorite occurs commonly in cubic, octahedral, and dodecahedral crystals in many different colors. These colors range from colorless and completely transparent to yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, or black. Purples and greens tend to be the most common colors seen, and colorless, pink, and black are the rarest.
Fluorite is a halide mineral comprised of calcium and fluorine, CaF2. The word fluorite is from the Latin fluo-, which means "to flow". In 1852 fluorite gave its name to the phenomenon known as fluorescence, or the property of fluorite to glow a different color depending upon the bandwidth of the ultraviolet light it is exposed to. Fluorite occurs commonly in cubic, octahedral, and dodecahedral crystals in many different colors. These colors range from colorless and completely transparent to yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, or black. Purples and greens tend to be the most common colors seen, and colorless, pink, and black are the rarest.
$595
SPECIES
Fluorite
LOCATION
Madagascar
SIZE
12.5 x 7.9 x 6.25" wide, Just under 45 lbs
CATEGORY
ITEM
#318389
