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Fluorite from
Okorusu Mine (Okarusu Mine), Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia


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Okorusu Mine (Okarusu Mine), Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Description
Comments:This mine produced some of the finest sea green fluorite crystal specimens in the world.

Fluorite replaces calcite in pegmatitic carbonatites and associated sodic fenites, but also host-rock marbles and biotite schists.
Habit:Cubic (sharp & lustrous)
Colour:Deep sea green to purple
UV Fluorescence:Brilliant blue (best LW UV; SW UV).
Quality of samples:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Rarity at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra Lapis English No. 9; Rustemeyer, P. (2000): Okosuru: Fundstelle attraktiver Fluorite in Namibia. Lapis 25(3), 24-29, 50.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Okorusu Mine (Okarusu Mine), Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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