Fluorite

WE 24-18, July, 2022

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Location:

Knappenloch, Weisseck, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria

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Description:

A very good piece from this find: The piece shows excellent three-dimensional crystal growth with a dominant fluorite cube on the left. The piece is undamaged and shows great transparency with very intense colors and a crystal size up to 5.2 cm. With a slightly concave shape, the crystal surfaces show a fine parqueted structure with a silky shine due to water etching. With backlight shows an excellent tipping effect with intense colors from red-violet to blue. Additional highlight is some dark violet dots on the fluorite crystals. These dark spots of color most likely come from natural local radioactive irradiation.

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Size: 13.5 x 11 x 7.5 cm