Polished Fluorite Octahedron 677380d37e65114833d8f336308fd510

Polished Fluorite Octahedron 677380d37e65114833d8f336308fd510Measurements: ~1 1 4" tall Location: China Fluorite forms in a variety of colors and is either transparent to translucent. The chemical composition of Fluorite is CaF2, (calcium & fluorine.) The variation in colors are due to trace amounts of other elements replacing the calcium during the crystalline formation. Fluorite is actually fluorescent and will glow when illuminated with an ultraviolet light source. Fluorite is mined for a variety of

Although the brothers were the first to realize the value of the meteorite and transport it for resale

interesting stones for collectors to find and enjoy

was the Tully Monster determined to be an early vertebrate and likely a jawless fish on the stem lineage of modern-day lampreys

Knightia lived in schools and were an abundant food source for larger predatory fish

It's not uncommon to find the fossilized skeletal remains of several cave bear families from different time periods in the same cave

similarly to a straw

The creature was bizarre

but the bulk of the world’s pearls are obtained through farming

the Woolly Mammoths hair was actually black

If the formation inside the geode continues to fill it completely it is no longer a geode but becomes a nodule

Location: Baltic Sea Measurements: ~ 1" x 1/2"

They show good color and clarity for this delicate size