Fluorite
This mineral specimen has pastel purple fluorite crystals on white bladed barytes that look like "forests of ridges." Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain. © Rob Lavinsky, www.iRocks.com. Used with permission.
Article: Descriptive Crystallography for Gemologists
Credit: www.iRocks.com
Gemstone | Fluorite |
Natural or man made | Natural |
Origin | Spain |
Origin details | Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias |
Gem State | Specimen |
Color | Colorless |
Transparency | Transparent |