Detailed information
Species
Fluorite
Dimensions
85 x 115 x 45
mm
Weight
396 g
Locality
Berbes Mining District Ribadesella, Asturias Spain
Condition
No recorded repairs
Presenting the distinctive rich plum-purple colour for which the Fluorite from Berbes Mining District is well-known, this excellent cabinet-sized display specimen is blessed with large, well-formed damage-free crystals too. The largest reaches 5.7 cm on edge, with others attaining 4.1 and 3.5 cm, and with backlighting these translucent, to slightly transparent crystals show quite spectacular colour-zoning, with quite a pale purple overall body colour, but with multiple (three or four) strikingly intense purple lines inside each cube providing the spectacular colour. The crystals have a resinous, slightly glossy surface lustre, as opposed to glassy, and display slightly stepped surfaces characteristic of the Berbes Fluorite. A very fine Spanish classic Fluorite and with very large crystals in super condition.