Specimen #1585

Name: Siderite, Fluorite and Quartz

Type: Mineral

Locality: Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 6.0 x 5.1 x 3.9 cm

Weight:

Acquired: 2009-08-28

Source: Trinity: Andrei Rykoff

Label: Y

Comment: This specimen consists of a conglomeration of wafer like "petals" of off white siderite xls that play host to pale purple fluorite xls to 4mm along with a few quartz xls. Some dings to what I would consider the backside of this piece.

Minerals: Fluorite (CaF₂) Quartz (SiO₂) Siderite (Fe⁺⁺CO₃)

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Siderite, Fluorite and Quartz, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China - 6.0 x 5.1 x 3.9 cm

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Siderite, Fluorite and Quartz, Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China