Calcite, Fluorite

Specimen ID: HX9-XMC

Mineral(s)
Calcite : CaCO3
Fluorite : CaF2
Locality
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
142mm x 79mm x 76mm
Events

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Two generations of Calcite coexist in the specimen, partially covering a group of transparent, lustrous and intense yellow Fluorite crystals. The later of these Calcite generations forms poorly defined white crystals, while the first forms a coating of translucent, bright, scalenohedral crystals, colored reddish by Hematite inclusions. Moscona Mine, El Llano, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Comarca Avilés, Asturias, Principality of Asturias, Spain Found in 2010. Minor fluorescence long & short UV. Reference: NK67AL0.
Jordi Fabre - 29th December 2021

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Two generations of Calcite coexist in the specimen, partially covering a group of transparent, lustrous and intense yellow Fluorite crystals. The later of these Calcite generations forms poorly defined white crystals, while the first forms a coating of translucent, bright, scalenohedral crystals, colored reddish by Hematite inclusions. Moscona Mine, El Llano, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Comarca Avilés, Asturias, Principality of Asturias, Spain Found in 2010 Specimen size: 14.2 × 7.9 × 7.6 cm = 5.59” × 3.11” × 2.99” Main crystal size: 1 × 0.7 cm = 0.39” × 0.28” Minor fluorescence long & short UV Reference: NK67AL0
Jordi Fabre - 29th December 2021
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