Mineral: Fluorite
Locality: Shangbao Mine, Leiyang, Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Dimensions: 25.5 x 9 x 21 cm / main crystal: 4.2 cm

Description: Mass: 2200 g MIM number:1760 Floating plate formed of small crystals of quartz with some pyrite and calcite covered on one side with translucent fluorite crystal of fine purple color showing the faces of the cube and the octahedron and reminiscent of Mayan pyramids. The back face of the plate also shows some fluorite crystals, but they are smaller. The set is completely intact. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence Publication: "Paragénesis - Revista de Mineralogía 2019-2"

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