No. 99683907

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Fluorite (recrystallized floater with Quartz) -  Fontsante mine, Tanneron, Var, France - Height: 9.5 cm - Width: 4.2 cm- 199 g
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€ 28
4 days ago

Fluorite (recrystallized floater with Quartz) - Fontsante mine, Tanneron, Var, France - Height: 9.5 cm - Width: 4.2 cm- 199 g

Watch a video of this specimen by following the Vimeo link below: https://vimeo.com/1114289463/3438f1df22 Attractive plate of yellow-green fluorite with baryte from Fontsante mine, in excellent condition. The coloration is notably uncommon for this locality, where purple and colorless material predominates. Ex coll. miner Roussel. M. Roussel was a master blaster miner in the Fontsante fluorite mine, Provence, in the 1970's then in Le Limouzat uranium mine, Forez, until the shut down in 1980. During this period he was the first one collecting in the pockets after the mining blast and gathered up a remarkable collection from the different Fontsante mine veins, as well as several good torbernites from Les Bois Noirs. We acquired the most interesting specimens from the collection.

No. 99683907

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Fluorite (recrystallized floater with Quartz) -  Fontsante mine, Tanneron, Var, France - Height: 9.5 cm - Width: 4.2 cm- 199 g

Fluorite (recrystallized floater with Quartz) - Fontsante mine, Tanneron, Var, France - Height: 9.5 cm - Width: 4.2 cm- 199 g

Watch a video of this specimen by following the Vimeo link below: https://vimeo.com/1114289463/3438f1df22

Attractive plate of yellow-green fluorite with baryte from Fontsante mine, in excellent condition. The coloration is notably uncommon for this locality, where purple and colorless material predominates.

Ex coll. miner Roussel.

M. Roussel was a master blaster miner in the Fontsante fluorite mine, Provence, in the 1970's then in Le Limouzat uranium mine, Forez, until the shut down in 1980.
During this period he was the first one collecting in the pockets after the mining blast and gathered up a remarkable collection from the different Fontsante mine veins, as well as several good torbernites from Les Bois Noirs.
We acquired the most interesting specimens from the collection.

Final bid
€ 28
Luca Esposito
Expert
Estimate  € 150 - € 200

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