Fluorite (twin)
specimen number:
1602822
location:
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
description:
A pale green transparent lustrous grouping of penetration twinned fluorite crystals. Complete all around and in great condition. Brightly fluorescent under both shortwave and longwave ultraviolet light. Most people erroneously refer to these as the spinel law twin, these are definitely penetration twinned crystals.
Size: 5.5 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm (miniature)
Collection: Marc Fleischer
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