Fluorite

specimen number:
2063806

location:
Mundy's Landing, Woodford Co., Kentucky, USA

description:

Semi lustrous translucent light purple sharp cubic crystals of fluorite measuring to 2.0 cm on edge set nicely up on matrix. This is sharply formed and in really good condition all around. Quite choice for the species and locality. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Ray DeMark.

Mundy's Landing, situated along the Kentucky River in Woodford County, lies within the historic Central Kentucky Mineral District. The regional geology features fault-controlled vein systems cutting through flat-lying Ordovician carbonate rocks, where hydrothermal solutions deposited minerals like barite, calcite, and galena alongside notable fluorite. Mining activity in the area dates back to early industrial and spar extraction efforts, including historic local operations such as Chinn's Mine along the river palisades. Fluorite from this locality is particularly prized by mineral collectors and museums for forming attractive specimens, frequently appearing as soft violet or pale cubic crystals associated with white barite and accented by metallic inclusions.

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