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A609 - Fluorite, Arsenopyrite, Dolomite $ 280 (=~ € 256) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 5.2 x 4.5 x 4 cm Fine, near floater specimen consisting of light purple Fluorite cubes, Arsenopyrite (in an interlocking 4cm cluster), pearlescent pink Dolomite that wraps all around the backside, and Muscovite. Highly aesthetic classic Yaogangxian combo.
TU103 - Fluorite $ 250 (=~ € 228) 2nd Sovietskiy Mine, Dal'Negorsk, Russia miniature - 4 x 4 x 4 cm Cluster of transparent cubic Fluorite with purple phantoms. Excellent luster.
CH107 - Fluorite on Muscovite $ 1500 (=~ € 1370) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 9 x 7 x 5 cm Transparent purple/blue Fluorite cubes on a matrix of Muscovite. The Fluorite are glassy and undamaged. Chalcopyrite crystals are present along the left side. Big and showy display specimen.
B169 - Fluorite Dal'Negorsk, Primorsky Kray, Russia cabinet - 10 x 5.5 x 4 cm A 4cm Fluorite cube on matrix with Sphalerite. The Fluorite is a sea foam green with inclusions of white Aragonite needles. Fluorites from this find and this particular color are uncommon and hard to find. There is minor chipping present, otherwise the crystal is pristine with glassy luster and razor sharp edges. A hard to find piece for a Fluorite collector.
D128 - Fluorite $ 400 (=~ € 365) Mina Oujela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico miniature - 5 x 3 x 2.8 cm Transparent purple/blue crystals from recent finds. Glass-like crystals with one tiny crystal of Galena on the bottom.
T378 - Apatite with Fluorite $ 450 (=~ € 411) Panasquiera, Castelo Branco, Portugal miniature - 4.9 x 3 x 3 cm Glassy green Apatite crystals. The addition of purple Fluorite makes this a really colorful piece. Slight chipping on one edge, otherwise undamaged.
C246 - Fluorite $ 250 (=~ € 228) Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 5.5 cm Large, clear octahedron of Fluorite with Quartz crystals. Large, smooth flat crystal faces with a small natural step on the back face.
C287 - Fluorite with Scheelite $ 350 (=~ € 320) Quan Zhou, Fujian Prov., China small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 4 cm Deep purple Fluorite crystals to 2.8cm on matrix associated with Scheelite crystals and Calcite. The Scheelite crystals reach 1cm in size.
C298 - Fluorite with Chalcopyrite $ 1500 (=~ € 1370) Annabel Lee Miine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA small cabinet - 8.9 x 7.5 x 7 cm Large and impressive blue cubic Fluorite from the famous Cave-in-Rock district in Illinois. Translucent blue with color zoning. The back and sides have attached small crystals of Chalcopyrite.
C564 - Fluorite with Quartz $ 1200 (=~ € 1096) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 6.2 x 6 x 4 cm Color-zoned purple/blue Fluorite cube with 5 terminated Quartz crystals grown along the sides. Two small trivial nicks otherwise pristine. Wonderful transparency and aesthetics.
SM316 - Fluorite, Galena, and Arsenopyrite $ 250 (=~ € 228) Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico small cabinet - 5.7 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm Clear modified cube Fluorite crystals are seen on the tops of gray galena crystals. Also in association are numerous groups of small silver colored Arsenopyrite crystals. A classic combination suite of species from Ojuela, with Fluorite on Galena being uncommon. Undamaged floater crystallized on all sides.
J277 - Chalcedony after Fluorite $ 375 (=~ € 343) Trestia, Maramures, Romania small cabinet - 6 x 4 x 3 cm Classic old specimen of translucent blue Chalcedony that has repalced cubic Fluorite. Lustrous undamaged crystals. Comes with an old Julius Bohm label.
TU240 - Fluorite with Ferberite, Arsenopyrite $ 500 (=~ € 457) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 4 cm Glassy, transparent Fluorite cubes to 3cm on edge grown around a cluster of Arsenopyrite crystals. The Fluorite have green and purple color zones. A 3cm Ferberite crystal extends into the upper back of the Fluorite cluster and there are Quartz crystals attached to the top. I found one small edge nick on a side crystal, otherwise undamaged. Bright and showy, better than photos.
TU243 - Fluorite with Arsenopyrite $ 600 (=~ € 548) Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan, China small cabinet - 7.5 x 6 x 5.5 cm Purple Fluorite cubes to 3cm on edge intergrown with Arsenopyrite and Muscovite crystals, all atop a Quartz crystal. Good all around and undamaged.
TU244 - Fluorite on Quartz $ 750 (=~ € 685) Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China cabinet - 12 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm Double-terminated cluster of smokey Quartz crystals partially coated by white Calcite crystals. A 2cm transparent, clear Fluorite crystal sits between the main Quartz crystal and the tips of smaller Quartz crystal that flares out from the main crystal. Dramatic display specimen. Well crystallized all around with smaller Quartz crystals flaring out in the opposite direction from the base of the main crystal. The Fluorite octahedron has slight cleaving on one face or natural step growth, and there is one partial Quartz crystal at the base of the main cluster, otherwise undamaged.
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