Fluorite with Microcline, Quartz

specimen number:
1052413

location:
Gmina Strzegom, Swidnica Co., Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

description:
A colorless gemmy octahedral crystal of fluorite 0.8 cm in size set up on matrix with blocky crystals of lustrous microcline and minor quartz. In good condition. Nice historical polished specimen, this comes with an antique label as shown at the end of the video and dates to the very early 20th century if not the 19th century.

Strzegom in southwestern Poland is a well known quarrying area famous for granite extraction that has been active for many years. The granitic rocks are cut in large quarries that produce building and dimension stone. In addition to industrial stone, the quarries are known among collectors for mineral specimens formed in cavities and fractures within the granite. Fluorite occurs there as small cubic crystals, often green or purple, associated with quartz and other minerals.

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