The Arkenstone
European Classics and Fluorite
9th October 2008
New Group of classic European minerals from a classic old European collection, circa 1900. The collection consists of nearly 300 pieces when it's finally updated. I think this update is a valuable learning experience, in that it shows what would have been considered a quite respected collection of that era!
We also have a group of unusual fluorites. These are selections from a new find of really diverse, sharp phantomed fluorites. These fluorites are from a classic locality which has been producing fluorite for some 30 years now. However, the phantoms and patterns in these recent batches are really wildly different than previous finds. A very interesting group of fluorites.
