Benz Calcite Azurite fluorite specimens have been prized

fluorite specimens have been prized since ancient times and are now among the most popular minerals in the collecting world

but most specimens have vivid color due to various impurities and are often fluorescent

Azurite has been sought after since ancient times as a gem and for use in blue pigment

The famed “fool’s gold”

or chemical cleaning agent

Benz Calcite Azurite fluorite specimens have been prizedA relatively new and exciting addition to the mineral world, the so called Benz calcite comes from specific formations in Hubei, China, where some truly impressive specimens like this very rarely emerge from the mines. These incredible collectors pieces each one of a kind feature massive semitransparent calcite crystals, many of which feature coatings of fine, incredibly brilliant pyrite and chalcopyrite. The Benz part of the name comes from the tip