Fluorite on Quartz (M982)
South Africa



LOCATION
Warmbad, Mkhondo, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
SIZE
79 x 63 x 47 mm
DESCRIPTION
Rare material from South Africa! The crystal shows a rare habit - a so called "Ochsenauge", this habit is a octahedron with convex edges, this habit was found only at a fist full localities world-wide - most famous von Schönbrunn, Germany, also known from Barjatia, Russia and from New Mexico, USA. For the locality probably unique. The crystals shows red iron-inclusions and blue color tones when backlit. It is resting on a partly crystalized Quartz.