Fluorite with Barite

specimen number:
2312029

location:
Qinglong Mine, Dachang, Guizhou, China

description:
A light purple crystallized stalactite of fluorite. The largest crystals measure to 1.0 cm in size. Small crystals of barite are present. Complete all around.

The Qinglong Mine, located in the Dachang antimony ore field of Guizhou Province, China, is situated within a regional sedimentary and hydrothermal mineralization belt. The local geology consists primarily of carbonate and sedimentary rock sequences that were intruded and altered by low-temperature hydrothermal solutions, creating complex ore veins containing antimony, gold, and various sulfide minerals. Commercial mining operations focused heavily on the region's metallic resources, particularly antimony. During active extraction, miners and collectors discovered significant vugs and cavities within the hydrothermal veins. These pockets yielded a variety of secondary minerals, making the locality internationally famous among mineral collectors for distinct crystalline specimens of fluorite, creedite, and cyanotrichite.

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