Fluorite

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Locality: Heights Quarry, Westgate, Weardale, North Pennines, Co. Durham, England, UK

A flat piece of limonitic matrix is covered with with fluorite, siderite altered to limonite and and some minor tiny white quartz crystals. the fluorite is very clear gemmy with very slight purple zoning - largest crystal size to about 1.3cm.Nice aesthetic specimen - from a private collection - self collected 1988.

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