Fluorite with Siderite, Muscovite
specimen number:
8038965
location:
Panasqueira mine, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal
description: Deep purple translucent lustrous cubic crystals of fluorite to 3.0 cm on edge forming a cluster with crystallized siderite and muscovite. As you can see in the video, when you look at the bottom side the color is a light green. Therefore the purple fluorite is an overgrowth. Very slight minimal cleaving present, still in very good condition. Unusual for the species from this locality.
Size: 13.0 x 9.0 x 7.5 cm (cabinet)
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