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Description: Aragonite, Fluorite

Locality: Dal'negorsk (Dalnegorsk; Tetyukhe; Tjetjuche; Tetjuche), Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia (Locality at mindat.org) Size: large cabinet, 17.1 x 7.4 x 5.3 cm Fluorite with Aragonite inclusions

A famous piece from early export of Russian minerals, sold in two portions that were found to fit together with a totally tight lock, though it is repaired to keep it so. Illustrated in an old Mineralogical Record issue. Superb both horizontally and vertically. Totally pristine and undamaged. These crystals are razor sharp. They have intense green color, really unique in the context of all production from this area, and they have mesmerizing inclusions of white aragonite needles within.
Author: Rob Lavinsky / iRocks.com
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