Rare "Poggio Balate" fluorite Fluorescent - Height: 7.5 cm - Width: 4.5 cm- 126 g

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Rare Poggio Balate fluorite, a fluorescent cubic fluorite cluster from Poggio Balate, Termini Imerese, Sicily, Italy, weighing 126 g with dimensions 7.5 × 4.5 × 4 cm.

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Impressive cubic fluorite cluster with blue/green color and purple phantoms!

This locality is famous for the very beautiful fluorite specimens (cubic crystals up to 12 cm across), which contain fluid inclusions. It is located on the top of a hill (named Poggio Balate) next to Termini Imerese town and at the NW foot of San Calogero Mount. Good specimens are rarely found. Very intense UV reaction, especially under longwave. Shows also phosphorescence reaction.

Found in 2026

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Main mineral

Rare "Poggio Balate" fluorite

Mineral form

Fluorescent

Weight

126 g

Origin (region/city)

Poggio Balate, Termini Imerese, Sicily

Country of origin

Italy

Height

7.5 cm

Width

4.5 cm

Depth

4 cm

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