Luminous fluorite with a clearly defined purple phantom. Former private collection - Height: 10.7 cm - Width: 9 cm- 347 g - (1)

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Luminosa Fluorite con fantasma viola definito, a fluorite mineral specimen from the Okoruso Mine in Otjozondjupa, Namibia; ex private collection, 347 g, 10.7 × 9 × 3.5 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 “flower of stone.” This mineral is famous for the effect called fluorescence, which gives it its name. Some varieties, in fact, glow under UV light.

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 “flower of stone.” This mineral is famous for the effect called fluorescence, which gives it its name. Some varieties, in fact, glow under UV light.

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Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Luminous fluorite with a clearly defined purple phantom.
Mineral form
Former private collection
Weight
347 g
Origin (region/city)
Okoruso Mine - Otjozondjupa Region.
Country of origin
Namibia
Height
10.7 cm
Width
9 cm
Depth
3.5 cm
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Objects sold
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