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Fluorite : CaF2

Photo Copyright © Tony Peterson  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: 2nd Sovietskii Mine (2nd Sovietskiy Mine), Dal'negorsk (Dalnegorsk; Tetyukhe; Tjetjuche; Tetjuche), Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
An exquisite optical fluorite miniature, 4 cm high, with no external damage - its only flaw, if it is that, is an internal cleavage plane in two individual crystals. The calcite-rich matrix has a single, nearly invisible contact point. Several perspectives are needed to appreciate this specimen, and they are provided. Collection and photo, T. Peterson.

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