Mt. Xuebaoding is known for a few species, primarily its scheelite, aquamarine, and kesterite.  Perhaps the rarest of the “main species” however, is fluorite.  I only saw a few examples, and this is one of only two that were in good condition.  Like the most of the scheelites and aquamarines from this locality, this piece displays the typical mica association, with the main fluorite sitting on a bed of muscovite.  It lacks a bit in color, but if you know your Chinese minerals, then you understand how rare and special this is—and to find one that isn’t broken, neither the easily cleavable fluorite nor the delicate muscovite—is particularly unusual. 

I paid a bit of a premium for this, but like a few things in this update, I felt it was rare, unusual, and beautiful enough to be worth it….and I really wanted to post them on the site.  So, after much negotiation, I am able to offer this and the few others at a price that I think is reasonable, and still well below what you’d see them for on other sites…. That is, if you can even find something like this offered elsewhere.