Fluorite with Goethite after Siderite
specimen number:
1655236
location:
Heights Mine, Weardale, England, UK
description:
Colorless to slightly purple green gemmy lustrous crystals of fluorite measuring to 1.3 cm on edge across both sides of matrix. There are crystals of what were once siderite scattered throughout, these now replaced by goethite. Some of the crystals exhibit twinning. In good condition. Brightly fluorescent.
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