Aesthetic and luminous fluorite with shorlite and quartz Mineral Collection - Height: 10.6 cm - Width: 8.3 cm- 313 g - (1)

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Beautiful fluorite specimen with shorlite and quartz, from the Erongo Mountains, Omaruru District, Namibia, part of a mineral collection; weight 313 g and dimensions 10.6 × 8.3 × 4.3 cm.

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Fluorite is the mineral form of calcium fluoride and, throughout history, has been used by many peoples and cultures to create artistic objects. Its impurities give it a wide variety of colors, a characteristic that, in medieval times, earned it the name “stone flower.” This mineral is famous for the effect called fluorescence, which bears its name. Some of its varieties, in fact, glow under UV light. The photos were taken in natural sunlight.

Fluorite is the mineral form of calcium fluoride and, throughout history, has been used by many peoples and cultures to create artistic objects. Its impurities give it a wide variety of colors, a characteristic that, in medieval times, earned it the name “stone flower.” This mineral is famous for the effect called fluorescence, which bears its name. Some of its varieties, in fact, glow under UV light. The photos were taken in natural sunlight.

Details

Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Aesthetic and luminous fluorite with shorlite and quartz
Mineral form
Mineral Collection
Weight
313 g
Origin (region/city)
Erongo Mts. - Omaruru Dist.
Country of origin
Namibia
Height
10.6 cm
Width
8.3 cm
Depth
4.3 cm
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Objects sold
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