FluoriteThis piece hosts one of the largest individual crystals of Fluorite that I have seen from the Sunnyside Mine! Typically, the Fluorites from this locality show either octahedral, dodecahedral or even tetrahexahedral habits, but large cubes are not terribly common. This piece has a great mix of pastel lilac and charming emerald green hues in the translucent, sharp, well formed crystals. The display side is in amazingly good condition, and as you can see

Several years ago

sharp faces and good luster

Specimen # TUC31706

sharp "sword"-shaped prisms intermixed with contrasting red argillaceous sandstone

Specimen# CO712B129

Specimen # BOL711B85

textbook monoclinic prism shows the typical hazelnut brown color that is most commonly associated with this material

with only a few small nicks to the Ludlamite groups

Specimen# CO712B28

We all know that Rhodochrosite is a favorite species of collectors

sit aesthetically on the underlying matrix

Specimen # BOL711B010