CHFLO-16
Fluorite on Dolomite
Shangbao, Hunan Province, China
Cabinet, 10.3 x 7.4 x 5.3 cm
SOLD
A large plate of sheer color, this gorgeous and unusually rich example from the pocket has deep, rich color. In halogens it goes blue and in inside fluorescent lighting it goes a rich seafoam green with blue/purple cores. The whole nest of fat fluorites sits on a massive, large dolomite crystal. This is from a new pocket found at the end of 2008, and quietly trickled into Tucson in 2009. It should be remembered as a very distinct style, something different from any we have seen before for the mine or a fluorite combination.