Fluorite with Quartz, Northumberland, England, Cabinet-Sized SpecimenApprox. Dimensions: 2. 95 in x 2. 67 in x 1. 8 in Approx. Weight: 232 grams A grayish purple cabinet sized specimen of Fluorite with a crusting of druzy Quartz crystals topping the piece. The Fluorite is one triangular wedge of translucent crystal with a more opaque center. Colorless and transparent Quartz crystals cover the top face of the Fluorite.

This deep purple Fluorite has bands of light purple stripes crossing the crystal faces diagonally

translucent quartz

bands of light and dark gray are encased beneath a transparent layer of crystal

the specimen displays the beginnings of dendrites and is thoroughly scaled

Weight: 683 grams

Weight: 137 grams

Weight: 540 grams

well-defined specimen of Bannisterite from the Broken Hill Mine

the crystals collect in the curved recesses of the Quartz it beds in

The Calcite crystals consist of large scales growing into each other in various directions

The crystals are cubic

which sits atop a light gray