SUPER emerald green FLUORITE step.
Beautiful crystals on rough feldspar bedrock. Simply a "hammer specimen".
FLUORITE - CaF2 - Cubic crystal system - hydrothermally formed approx. 320 million years ago.
FLUORITE is an allochromatic mineral - i.e. colorless - foreign-colored.
The emerald green color comes from the SELTENERDEN element SAMARIUM, which is embedded in the crystal lattice. The color is stable.
Excellent Speciemen - comparable pieces are offered for 500,- dollars and more.
Place of discovery: Transvaal - Northern Cape Region - South Africa
Weight: 1.6 kilogram
Dimensions: 20 x10 x 10 cm, xx up to 3 cm edge length
Weight | 1.6 kg |
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Dimensions | 20 × 10 × 10 cm |