Fluorite
Monarch Mine, Black Rock District, Yavapai County
Arizona, United States
5.9 x 4.1 x 3.9 CM (cabinet)
price: $150
Fall 22

Fluorite octahedrons in a cluster from a seldom seen Arizona locality. The largest crystal is 2.4 CM diagonal and all the crystals show a whitish frosting on mint-green faces. There is at least one old repair on the specimen which keeps the cost down, but overall it still looks nice. The mine closed in 1944, and this is an unusually large and sharp example for the locality from what I have seen. The frosted crystals still show good green color, many examples from this mine were fully overgrown with white Quartz and few had much color. The Fluorite is long wave fluorescent.