RTC02B Fluorite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
6.6x 6.1x 5.0 cm
$685

A very beautiful example of colorless fluorite on a bit of magnetite matrix.  Like many things from Huanggang, this is somewhat reminiscent of Dal’Negorsk, but with a twist—colorless fluorites are a hallmark of that Russian locality, but you usually see cubes from there, not octahedrons.  This comes from finds made 10-12 years ago at the Huanggang mine.

This one has two main crystals, both sizable, icy looking dodecahedrons siting nicely at the center of their matrix. It can be displayed from multiple angles—I’ve taken pictures from a multiple different sides and you can see what I mean.   

Years ago I bought out a Chinese dealer’s room in Tucson, I put most of the stuff in storage and only just now rediscovered some of it as I was packing for a move—this was one of the nice little surprises, a very pretty group of colorless crystals. About a decade ago, there was a fair amount of this for a while, but it was always tricky to find one that wasn’t broken or with an unsightly contact.   

These days I think many dealers would add an extra digit to the price of this-- especially if the pictures I am seeing from Tucson are anything to judge by.... but 🤷‍♂














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