Fluorite Mapimi Mexico (UV Red) 2″x1″ Inches 19.52G

Description

GEM TYPE : Genuine Mapimi Mexico Fluorite
WEIGHT: Aprx. 97.60 Crts/19.52 Grams
MEASURES:Aprx. 2″x1″ Inches
CUT: Specimen
CLARITY: Transparent/Translucent/Opaque
TREATMENT: None (Natural)
# OF GEMS PER PARCEL: 1
ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE: $130


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Item Description
Featured are genuine garnets. They are found in many places on the earth. A small percentage of purple fluorite from the Ojuela Mine in Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, shows a beautiful, rich, red fluorescence under UV. This is a very rare and unusual fluorescent response for fluorite, as blue, purple and white are the most common colors of fluorescence seen in this mineral. This is a spectacular example of red fluorescent fluorite from Mapimi, Mexico. Under visible light, soft purple cubes of gemmy fluorite are seen on a red/brown colored matrix. Under long wave UV the fluorite fluoresces a beautiful cherry red color, and under mid wave UV the fluorite shows a pink/red response. Interestingly, the fluorite also shows dimmer purple fluorescence under short wave UV.

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