Calcite with Fluorite, Quartz, Arsenopyrite, Ferberite
specimen number:
4951617
location:
Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
description:
A neat combination specimen showing a crystallized ball of white calcite 4.0 cm in diameter on matrix with blue gemmy crystals of fluorite and colorless crystals of glassy quartz. Bright metallic arsenopyrite crystals are present as well. The specimen is in good condition as seen. Quite attractive under longwave ultraviolet light, the calcite of brilliant red, the fluorite crystals violet in color.
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