Mineral: Fluorite
Locality: Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Dimensions: 16.5 x 10 x 15 cm / main crystal: 7.3 cm
Description: Mass: 1500 g
MIM number:1741
Two rectangular colorless and very shiny crystals developed on top of a mica matrix. Some faces of the fluorites are naturally frosted, but most faces are very smooth and bright. Small quartz crystals penetrate the back of the fluorites. The specimen is a complete floater.
Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence
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