Detailed information
Species
Dolomite, Fluorite
Dimensions
23 x 30 x 20
mm
Locality
Heißer Stein Mine, Stulln Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Condition
No recorded repairs
Translucent pale yellow-green Fluorite forms cubic, blocky-stepped crystals up to 1 cm across partly encircled by a band of surrounding snow-white Dolomite crystals. This charming large thumbnail shows occasional beautiful colour zoning where alternating lilac bands highlight some of the outside edges. A super little Fluorite from the Hei'er Stein mine at Stulln in the W'lsendorf Fluorite Mining District of Bavaria, Germany. The specimen is mounted on a bevelled clear acrylic base.