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[Fernando]

Another specimen from Jebel Tighemi, edge up to 1.5 cm. Bought in Munich 2017.

[Tobi]

I have to mention these two recently acquired specimens among my favourites, the more because both El Hammam and Elmwood are among my favourite localities:

[Jesse Fisher]

We seem to be visiting Morocco a bit lately, so here's another one.

[Tobi]

[Jesse Fisher]

Interesting and relatively new location for fluorite from Ireland. I've seen a few about for the last year or so, but not many, yet. Best location for Irish fluorite I've seen. Hopefully there will be more.

[VRigatti]

Here is a neat Elmood piece with Raspberry fluorite, dolomite and sphalerite. Its 10x7x5 cm. I think it has a nice balance to it...

[VRigatti]

A Denton mine , Illinois light blue fluorite with sharp purple phantom, and a nice accenting cluster of pale yellow calcite scalenohedrons. Measures 11x10x8 cm

[Tobi]

I want to add this one from De'an Mine, China:

[Oliver B]

Hello everyone! This is my first post on the FMF forums! I recently got back into rockhounding and I've come across quite a few beautiful Fluorites from my locality. I am only collecting crystals that I find myself and I've found numerous spots in my journeys. I am currently composing images of macro shots that I took of my specimens. I am located in Columbus, Ohio and I have noticed that the majority of the samples I'm finding are located along bike paths and rainwater collection ponds. I am wondering if the rock I am finding my samples in is transplanted from a quarry as a filler stone to line the edges of these ponds, or if the rock itself came from nearby in Columbus. Being that most of the fluorite found in Ohio is located in the northwest counties, I find it odd that I am finding numerous specimens in the city. I will post a sample picture of the fluorite I've found, but unlike other localities in Ohio, the crystals I'm finding are strikingly clear. Usually Ohio is known for the "rootbeer" type variety. I will be sure to post the pictures of my collection the the Collections Page, but I figured this would be a good place to start my new journey on this site!

[Oliver B]

Here is a Rootbeer Fluorite i had the chance to collect from some old rocks blasted out of Clay Center Quarry in Ohio (found exterior of Quarry)

[Bob Harman]

OLIVER, Your first example from a bike path in Columbus Ohio, is undoubtedly fill from a quarry or nearby road construction, but I can't go any further.

Your second example is a nice find! There is no barite, however, if you look closely, there also are some blades of white celestine confirming its locality. The correct location, however, would be from the White Rock Quarry, near the town of Clay Center in Ottawa County Ohio. BOB

[Oliver B]

Thanks Bob! I was sure that no rock like that existed down here in Columbus naturally. I was so surprised to find it along the path and I collected about 30 samples. The White Rock quarry was in fact the exact location. I'm glad you could eyeball it! Thanks so much!

[R Saunders]

calcite on lavender fluorite. Hardin County, Illinois

[Tobi]

There's an interesting online article from German mineral magazine LAPIS, an interview with passionate fluorite collector Robert Brandstetter. He talks about the passion to collect fluorite, why this mineral is so special and what makes a good fluorite specimen. It is in German language but Google Translate does a quite good job. Here's the link to the translated interview:

https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=de&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://www.lapis.de/sammlerportraet/210-wenn-ein-mineral-zum-lebensinhalt-wird-faszination-fluorit&xid=17259,15700002,15700021,15700186,15700190,15700256,15700259&usg=ALkJrhismvNG4QPcXS_eIckWhb3ftMLt8Q

[Tobi]

I definitely have to add Xia Yang Mine in Chinese province Fujian to my favourites. I think the locality is quite young and became really famous when the "tanzanite"-blue fluorites came out a few years ago, I think it was 2017 ... I'm glad that I finally got a specimen from that Mine, though it's just an "ordinary" green one. I think these crystals are simply amazing, a wonderful locality for fluorite!