Purple Phantom Fluorite Cube with Quartz, Epidote and Pyrite Specimen from Yaoga
Dimension: 4.3cm x 3.8cm x 3cm
Weight: 25g
Locality: Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
A fantastic specimen featuring several Deep Purple Phantom Fluorite Cubes surrounded by botroiydal deep green Epidote coated with dusts of Pyrite in gold color. The fluorite cubes are well shaped with purple color zones (the phantoms) inside. The translucent Quartz crystal on the side is giving super contrast, beautiful!
Yaogangxian mine produces some of the world's top quality fluorite crystals and the area had already been shut down for mining due to environmental protection. Specimen from this locality are now very sort after by mineral collectors.
Fluorite's Maintenance Advice:
Fluorite is extremely susceptible to sunlight, some colours fade slower than others, but they all fade under sunlight. The effect also happens under normal halogen light. Therefore keep Fluorite in a darker part of the home, away from direct sunlight unless it needs to be cleansed and charged. To cleanse and charge Fluorite, just pop it on a windowsill out of direct sunlight or even on a cloudy day for 10 minutes. If it doesn't feel like that is enough, you can use reiki or sound too.