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Locality: Xianghuapu Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
Description: This fluorite comes from the Xianghuapu mine in the Xianghualing tin district of Linwu County, Chenzhou, in the Nanling Mountains of southern Hunan. Xianghuapu is a beryllium and tungsten mine, and in recent years it has produced much of the green fluorite on the mineral market, often paired with calcite or quartz.
The district has a place in mineral history. In 1958 Chinese mineralogists described a new beryllium mineral from neighbouring Xianghualing and named it hsianghualite, after the ridge. Xianghualing means 'fragrant flower ridge'. It formed where beryllium-bearing granite pushed into fluorine-rich Devonian limestone.
This vibrant specimen features lustrous fluorite crystals in a delicate green to bluish hue, accompanied by sharp, contrasting scalenohedral calcite. The fluorite typically forms in intergrown cubes or modified octahedrons, with occasional zoning or surface phantoms. The calcite, often in golden or translucent blades, adds contrasting geometry and warmth.
Chemical Composition: Fluorite: CaF2, Calcite: CaCO3
Quantity: 1pc
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