Detailed information
Species
Fluorite, Quartz
Dimensions
65 x 75 x 31
mm
Weight
100 g
Locality
Graeber Jones Pocket, Diana Maria Mine Frosterley, Weardale Co. Durham, England
Condition
No recorded repairs
This wonderful small cabinet specimen from the Graeber Jones Pocket at Diana Maria mine is one of the defining specimens from that pocket. It was formerly owned by Jesse Fisher - one of the team who previously owned and worked the Rogerley mine alongside which the Diana Maria mine expanded. The Graeber Jones Pocket was one of the first pockets extracted when the mine was taken over by UK Mining Ventures in 2017 and this specimen is illustrated in the UKMV Weardale Fluorite books. It has the most intense colour you could imagine. The extremely glassy Fluorite crystals are a deep violet-blue colour but display prominent outer green gemmy zones. They are perched upon a bed of white Quartz. Simply class.
