Fluorite

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Second Sun Vein, Smallcleugh mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England
908
Fluorite is not common from Smallcleugh mine and this is quite a rich specimen if not the prettiest! The fluorites are mostly twinned, of a pale grey-blue colour, formed over a bed of quartz crystals and in places have a covering of later calcite.
Formula: Fluorite CaF2 ; Quartz SiO2 ; Calcite CaCO3
Status: Sold
Dimensions: 70x65x20mm
Size: Small Cabinet (S)
Minerals of the English Midlands
Minerals of the English Midlands
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