Mineral: Fluorite with Quartz
Locality: Beura Quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont (Piemonte), Italy
Dimensions: 13,5 x 10,0 x 6,5 cm
Description: Main crystal size : 4,6 cm
Smooth, sharp and bright green octahedra on a light gray gneiss matrix with small quartz. The fluorite crystals are crossed by thin needles of brown dravite
MIM number 1659
Photographer : Augustin de Valence (Ainu)
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