Fluorite

Specimen ID: R10-H3Q

Mineral(s)
Fluorite : CaF2
Locality
As recorded:
Afton Canyon deposit, Afton Canyon, Afton, Cady Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
70mm x 54mm x 30mm
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Lustrous, translucent, dark-green, intergrown octahedrons of Fluorite to 17 mm across, accented with cream-colored Quartz and coatings of fine-grain white secondary Fluorite. California is not known for producing Fluorite, and there are only two localities that produce green (and octahedral!) Fluorites - this locality and the Felix prospect in Azusa; both of these localities are now closed to collecting. Strongly fluorescent in LW, and less so in SW, which is uncommon.
Bob Griffis - 28th July 2016

Photo added to mindat.org

Lustrous, translucent, dark-green, intergrown octahedrons of Fluorite to 17 mm across, accented with cream-colored Quartz and coatings of fine-grain white secondary Fluorite. California is not known for producing Fluorite, and there are only two localities that produce green (and octahedral!) Fluorites - this locality and the Felix prospect in Azusa; both of these localities are now closed to collecting. Strongly fluorescent in LW, and less so in SW, which is uncommon.
Bob Griffis - 28th July 2016
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