Eye-catching large specimen of fluorescent blue fluorite, fluorescent dogtooth calcite, with hematite.  

locality – Hunan Province, China

weight – 651 grams

size – 13.8cm x 9cm x 6cm

Cluster of large, purple, translucent FLUORITE crystals on white Quartz. Most of the cubic crystals are beveled and zoned with dark purple edges. The Fluorite fluoresces Blue under long-wave UV light. Specimen is 6.3 inches in length. Largest Fluorite cube is 0.6 inches long. 

Cluster of large, purple, translucent FLUORITE crystals. Most of the cubic crystals are zoned with dark purple edges. The Fluorite fluoresces Blue under long-wave UV light. Specimen is 4.2 inches in length. Largest Fluorite cube is 0.6 inches long. 

Large, translucent SCHEELITE crystal with a contact twin. The largest face is 1.4 inches long. Brilliant golden-yellow color. It fluoresces blue under short wave UV light. The matrix is silvery MUSCOVITE. The specimen is from the famous Pingwu mine in China. Scheelite is a major ore for Tungsten. This specimen is from the collection of Roger Maynard. Roger is a friend and was a long-time geologist with the US Geological Survey.