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Iwillwait · M
What is that second blue and rust coloured one?
icedsky · 51-55, M
@Iwillwait those are blue Fluorite cubes with some calcite and quartz. Lots of iron oxide stains. Brought home a lot from New Mexico a couple years back.
Iwillwait · M
@icedsky I like it!
icedsky · 51-55, M
@Iwillwait Some of the individual crystals I found down there are really cool too but will fade in the sunlight. Found this one on the surface sitting under a mesquite
Some miner way way back tossed it out. They were looking for the lead ore Galena associated with these minerals. Had a very high silver content to it. For every ton of lead ore it was 40% silver
Iwillwait · M
@icedsky that's beautiful. Can it be made into gemstones?
icedsky · 51-55, M
@Iwillwait Some people do cut them into gemstone jewelry but Fluorite is pretty soft. Fractures easily. Sure does have some really cool colors though. Any color you can think of..
Iwillwait · M
@icedsky does it react to Black light?
icedsky · 51-55, M
@Iwillwait a lot of Fluorite does. Most the green ones I have react to UV light. Seems like a lot of the purple dont.