Fluorite, Calcite. Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. 4.0 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm (1.57 x...

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Fluorite, Calcite
Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.0 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm (1.57 x 1.5 x 1.46 in)

Beautifully arranged and sharply formed, this miniature features a group of water-clear colorless Fluorite cubes with the largest (1.1 centimeters) aesthetically centered on a matrix of contrasting "dog-tooth" Calcite. Unlike the more commonly seen octahedral modifications, these Fluorites have subtle but textbook <421> modifications at the tip of each corner. Many of the larger Calcite scalenohedrons are complemented with smaller aggregates.

More Information: This piece is in excellent condition. There is one very minor bruise on one of the Fluorite's edges.


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