Fluorite (Var: Yttrocerite)
Finnbo, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
7.1 x 5.1 x 3.6 cm. This piece comes to us from an old East Coast collection, with a label from the legendary mineral dealer, Hugh A. Ford. Since the label has Ford's New York address it dates to 1946-1957. There is also another smaller hand-written label from an unknown collection. yttrocerite is a synonym for yttrofluorite, which are both ...
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