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Jesse Fisher
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 Posted: Nov 02, 2017 00:29 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Where's everyone gone? Are fluorites falling out of favor?
| Mineral: | Fluorite on Quartz |
| Locality: | | Valzergues Mines, Valzergues, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France |  |
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| Dimensions: | 11x5x2 cm overall |
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Nadz Khwaja
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| Posted: Nov 02, 2017 02:14 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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| Jesse Fisher wrote: | | Where's everyone gone? Are fluorites falling out of favor? |
WOW
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VRigatti
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Location: Denver, CO
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| Posted: Nov 02, 2017 07:41 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Here is a sharp cubic clear fluorite with purple around the edges, and accented by poker chip calcite. Within the cubic crystal is a dark purple cuboctohedral phantom. Very uniqie and beautiful. Measures 8x8x6 cm.
| Mineral: | FLuorite |
| Locality: | | Piaotang Mine, Dayu, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China | |
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VRigatti
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| Posted: Nov 07, 2017 08:44 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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This fluorite is from the Rosclare level, Cave in Rock, S. Illinois. The gemmy blue fluorite is second generation sitting atop a pale yellow fluorite "matrix". The base of the blue fluorite has been partially etched and has a layer of pale barite crystals. Overall dimensions are 14 x8 x 8cm and the blue crystal is 2.6 cm across. Joe Budd photo
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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Tobi
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Location: Good Old Germany
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| Posted: Nov 07, 2017 09:13 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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| VRigatti wrote: | | This fluorite is from the Rosclare level, Cave in Rock, S. Illinois. The gemmy blue fluorite is second generation sitting atop a pale yellow fluorite "matrix". The base of the blue fluorite has been partially etched and has a layer of pale barite crystals. Overall dimensions are 14 x 8 x 8cm and the blue crystal is 2.6 cm across. Joe Budd photo |
What a magnificent specimen! I've never seen two generations of fluorite in such an outstanding and superb quality, really awesome!
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James
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| Posted: Nov 07, 2017 11:50 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Not yet Jesse, but maybe people are too busy?
| Jesse Fisher wrote: | | Where's everyone gone? Are fluorites falling out of favor? |
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Philippe Durand
Joined: 10 May 2016
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Location: Sainte Adresse
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| Posted: Nov 07, 2017 13:47 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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| This Valzergue fluorite is a killer. The best I have seen; very clear, and with nice contrast on the white quartz matrix.
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VRigatti
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Location: Denver, CO
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| Posted: Nov 10, 2017 08:50 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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This teal blue large fluorite cluster with accenting dolomite is from a relatively new find at the Green Fluorite mine, Chenzhou China. This specimen measures 13 x 13 x 8 cm and is contacted on the back side where it was removed from the pocket.
| Locality: | | Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 13x13x8 |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Nov 10, 2017 10:34 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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| VRigatti wrote: | | This teal blue large fluorite cluster with accenting dolomite is from a relatively new find at the Green Fluorite mine, Chenzhou China. This specimen measures 13 x 13 x 8 cm and is contacted on the back side where it was removed from the pocket. |
Outstanding fluorite specimen!
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Nov 10, 2017 11:49 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Something new from the West Level of the Boltsburn Mine. Unusual blue color for Weardale.
| Mineral: | fluorite, siderite, calcite |
| Locality: | | Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope District, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England, United Kingdom | |
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VRigatti
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| Posted: Nov 13, 2017 12:58 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Here is a super gemmy pink spinel twin fluorite with muscovite from Nagar, Pakistan. Measures 10 x 6 x 3.5 cm. On first glance it looks like a Morganite
| Mineral: | Fluorite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 6 x 3.5 cm |
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Nov 17, 2017 13:33 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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From recent find, "Coquera del Tubo" pocket.
| Mineral: | Fluorite on Calcite |
| Locality: | | Llamas Quarry, Coquera del tubo, Obdulia vein, Caravia mining area, Las Cabañas, Duyos, Caravia, Comarca Oriente, Asturias, Principality of Asturias, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 6x4x4 cm overall size |
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VRigatti
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| Posted: Nov 20, 2017 08:52 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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One of my favorites. A large multi-stepped gemmy green crystal on quartz matrix from China. The large crystal is perfect all around with 4 distinct flat terminations, reminds me of a Mayan temple. Measures 11 x 9 x 7 cm. From Sanming Prefecture, Fujian China.
| Mineral: | Fluorite on Quartz |
| Locality: | | Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 11 x 9 x 7 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Nov 20, 2017 13:01 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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| VRigatti wrote: | | One of my favorites. A large multi-stepped gemmy green crystal on quartz matrix from China. The large crystal is perfect all around with 4 distinct flat terminations, reminds me of a Mayan temple. Measures 11 x 9 x 7 cm. From Sanming Prefecture, Fujian China. |
AWESOME!!!
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VRigatti
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| Posted: Nov 27, 2017 17:02 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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This specimen is from Le Beix mine Auvergne, France. It measures 15.5 x 12 x 8.5 cm and features cubic fluorite with light blue cores and a colorless outer rims. There is also a second generation of small purple fluorites as a nice accent, and all on a quartz matrix. The largest cubes are 3 cm across.
| Mineral: | Fluorite on Quartz |
| Locality: | | Le Beix Mine, Saint-Germain-près-Herment, Herment, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 15.5 x 12 x 8.5 cm |
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VRigatti
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| Posted: Dec 04, 2017 14:10 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Here is a Shangbao fluorite, one of my favorite locations. It features multiple gemmy raspberry colored crystals (front and back) on a quartz matrix. Measures 9 x 5 x 4 cm.
| Mineral: | Fluorite on Quartz |
| Locality: | | Shangbao Mine, Leiyang, Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 9 x 5 x 4 cm |
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Philippe Durand
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| Posted: Dec 05, 2017 12:31 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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| I LOVE THESE FLUORITES
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Gerhard Brandstetter
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2017 06:21 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Up to now I miss Austrian Fluorites. Now some specimens from Weisseck mountain for a start.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Summit cleft, Weißeck Mountain area, Murwinkel, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 9,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Summit cleft, Weißeck Mountain area, Murwinkel, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 9,5 cm |
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| Crystals in artifical light (Old torch light) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Summit cleft, Weißeck Mountain area, Murwinkel, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 4,8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Lake Rieding ("Wiener Loch"), Weißeck Mountain area, Murwinkel, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 cm |
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| Older find from around 1980 - not from the summit cleft. Austrian collectors called it "Wiener Loch" because it was found by collectors from Vienna. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Lake Rieding ("Wiener Loch"), Weißeck Mountain area, Murwinkel, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 4,3 cm |
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| An other sample from the old finds at "Wiener Loch" |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2017 10:32 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Simply GREAT specimens, guys! Vincent, I also love Shangbao, the mine produces wonderful fluorites, and your purple specimen is a great example. And Gerhard, really lovely fluorites from Austria, the last one with the large main crystal is my favourite :-)
The following specimen instantly became one of my own favourites though I didn't even know the locality before I got this one:
| Mineral: | Fuorite, Calcite, Marcasite, Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Silius, Cagliari Province, Sardinia/Sardegna, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 15 cm, largest fluorite crystal 2 cm |
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2017 15:25 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Another French blue, from Mont-Roc.
| Mineral: | Fluorite on Quartz |
| Locality: | | Mont-Roc Mine, Villefranche d'Albigeois, Tarn, Occitanie, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 8x5x2 cm overall size |
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