Fluorite with Sphalerite
specimen number:
4871138
location:
Gordonsville mine, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
description:
Gemmy purple cubic crystals of fluorite to 1.0 cm in size across the top of this crystallized lustrous black sphalerite matrix. One of these crystals is starting to show dissolution as shown up close in the video. Another crystal shows cleaving on one corner, this also shown in the video. The dissolution is quite interesting.
Size: 9.0 x 7.0 x 3.0 cm (small-cabinet)
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