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Fluorite - De'an Fluorite Mine, Jiujiang, China

Purple octahedral fluorite crystals in matrix with a second generation of colorless cubic fluorite atop. The octahedral crystals fluoresce a bright blue LW; the cubic crystals fluoresce the same color but far less intense.

Shown at two angles. Lit by a 365nm flashlight. Specimen is 60 x 50 x 26mm.

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