Yellow Fluorite Quartz large calcite crystals and the

large calcite crystals and the dusting of fine gold from the pyrite is unique to specimens from this specific region of China and have not been found anywhere else

which means it naturally occurs in its metallic form

first on the surface and then from the glittering pyrite within

where some truly impressive specimens like this very rarely emerge from the mines

The effect of this is a remarkable shimmer of gold shining through the blue facets of the fluorite

Yellow Fluorite Quartz large calcite crystals and theFluorite is one of the most variable of all crystalline minerals, occurring in shades of blue, green, purple, red and many other colors corresponding to their physical makeup and conditions when the mineral was formed. The name fluorite comes from its use as a flux, or chemical cleaning agent, in iron smelting and other metallurgy. Pure fluorite is clear, but most specimens have vivid color due to various impurities and are often fluorescent. With a