TJL18 Fluorite

Shangbao Pyrite mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China

7.0x 3.9x 2.6 cm

$320

A perfect miniature/ small cabinet specimen from the Shangbao mine, with an excellent, light purple fluorite crystal perched on a quartz matrix.  This mine has literally produced tons of specimens, but believe it or not, finding one with no damage is something of a challenge.

Interestingly enough, just about all the quartz is terminated; even those areas that look like jagged edges on the matrix are actually natural growth.