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Fluorite With Galena On Quartz
Blackdene Mine, Weardale
,
County Durham
,
United Kingdom
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"A layer of milky white Quartz of about 1 cm thick covers a thin layer of amorphous green Fluorite. The Quartz has a coarse crystalline structure and some crystals can be observed along the edges of the specimen. A second generation of Fluorite completely covers the Quartz layer. The Fluorite crystals are glassy, purple and mostly display a twinned habit. In this case size of the crystals seem to influence the colour: the larger the crystals the more deeper the purple becomes. Smaller crystals have a more pinkish hue. Some of the larger twins have a darker purple zonation, just below the crystal edge. The crystals reach between a few mm and 1,5 cm on the sides. There is some minor Galena in association throughout the specimen, with one single larger crystal of about 6mm popping through the fluorite.
Size:
W:
70mm
H:
85mm
D:
15mm
Minerals
Fluorite
Formula:
CaF
2
Galena
Formula:
PbS
Quartz
Formula:
SiO
2