Fluorite (M199)
The crystals are up to 40 mm on edges! This is a spectacular dimension for the Blanchard mining group - Sunshine 2 is one of 13 mines, which belong to Blanchard mines. The crystals show and incredible saturation - really a very strong and intense blue with very thin purple zoning along the edges. The yeelow area is caused by minor intergrown quartz at the back-side. When I used minor backlight the interference of fluorite and quartz caused this yellow tones. In fact the fluorite is only dark intense blue. The size is out-standing for the locality and the intensity of color is for sure among the best you will ever see from this famous locality.
The crystals are up to 40 mm on edges! This is a spectacular dimension for the Blanchard mining group - Sunshine 2 is one of 13 mines, which belong to Blanchard mines. The crystals show and incredible saturation - really a very strong and intense blue with very thin purple zoning along the edges. The yeelow area is caused by minor intergrown quartz at the back-side. When I used minor backlight the interference of fluorite and quartz caused this yellow tones. In fact the fluorite is only dark intense blue. The size is out-standing for the locality and the intensity of color is for sure among the best you will ever see from this famous locality.
The crystals are up to 40 mm on edges! This is a spectacular dimension for the Blanchard mining group - Sunshine 2 is one of 13 mines, which belong to Blanchard mines. The crystals show and incredible saturation - really a very strong and intense blue with very thin purple zoning along the edges. The yeelow area is caused by minor intergrown quartz at the back-side. When I used minor backlight the interference of fluorite and quartz caused this yellow tones. In fact the fluorite is only dark intense blue. The size is out-standing for the locality and the intensity of color is for sure among the best you will ever see from this famous locality.
Fluorite (M199)
USA
LOCATION
Sunshine 2, Blanchard, Bingham, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
SIZE
63 x 51 x 37 mm
DESCRIPTION
The crystals are up to 40 mm on edges! This is a spectacular dimension for the Blanchard mining group - Sunshine 2 is one of 13 mines, which belong to Blanchard mines. The crystals show and incredible saturation - really a very strong and intense blue with very thin purple zoning along the edges. The yeelow area is caused by minor intergrown quartz at the back-side. When I used minor backlight the interference of fluorite and quartz caused this yellow tones. In fact the fluorite is only dark intense blue. The size is out-standing for the locality and the intensity of color is for sure among the best you will ever see from this famous locality.