RTC06 Fluorite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
7.6x 7.1x 6.7 cm
$485

A cluster of octahedral fluorite crystals from finds made 10-12 years ago at the Huanggang mine.  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.

 This one features a large octahedron with beveled edges, sitting atop a cluster of more octahedrons.  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. 
















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