Fluorite with Arsenopyrite, Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Size: 10.1x6.7x4.0cm
Species: Fluorite, Arsenopyrite
Locality: Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Description: Gorgeous gemmy blue and purple zoned fluorite juxtaposed with lustrous terminated arsenopyrite crystals. The fluorite is nearly water clear with sharp interior purple “phantom” zones. The Yaogangxian Mine is a historic tungsten-tin deposit that has been mined since the early 1910s and is known in the mineral community for producing amazing fluorite and sulfide specimens like the one featured here.
ID: 24377
Size: 10.1x6.7x4.0cm
Species: Fluorite, Arsenopyrite
Locality: Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Description: Gorgeous gemmy blue and purple zoned fluorite juxtaposed with lustrous terminated arsenopyrite crystals. The fluorite is nearly water clear with sharp interior purple “phantom” zones. The Yaogangxian Mine is a historic tungsten-tin deposit that has been mined since the early 1910s and is known in the mineral community for producing amazing fluorite and sulfide specimens like the one featured here.
ID: 24377
Size: 10.1x6.7x4.0cm
Species: Fluorite, Arsenopyrite
Locality: Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Description: Gorgeous gemmy blue and purple zoned fluorite juxtaposed with lustrous terminated arsenopyrite crystals. The fluorite is nearly water clear with sharp interior purple “phantom” zones. The Yaogangxian Mine is a historic tungsten-tin deposit that has been mined since the early 1910s and is known in the mineral community for producing amazing fluorite and sulfide specimens like the one featured here.
ID: 24377
