Detailed information
Species
Fluorite
Dimensions
62 x 85 x 54
mm
Weight
268 g
Locality
Harrachov Liberec Region Bohemia, Czech Republic
Condition
No recorded repairs
Although well-known for some of the finest Fluorite specimens from the Czech Republic, specimens from Harrachov mine are so rarely seen outside of Eastern European collections and even within the Czech Republic excellent crystallized specimens are uncommon. Although there is a little chipping to one small area, this small cabinet-sized dome-shaped aggregate of intergrown, glossy, light lime-green, translucent, cubic Fluorite crystals displays really well indeed and is a quite distinctive colour. Individually, the largest crystal reaches 1.7 cm on edge. The mines at Harrachov closed during the 1990s and this piece from the Reverend Michael Keirle's collection in Jersey (no. MK/435) has a label attached to its base recording the year 1978.