Fluorite Phantom Barite A relatively new and exciting

A relatively new and exciting addition to the mineral world

40-50 million years ago

Cerussite contains lead

several include multiple pipefish specimens on the same slab

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

Fluorite Phantom Barite A relatively new and excitingFluorite 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