Fluorite from the Xianghualing polymetallic ore field, Hunan Province, China.

From: Rocks & Minerals | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Jensen, Martin | Copyright information

For many years now, relatively large numbers of green fluorite specimens have been seen in Western markets labeled as being from either the Xianghualing or the Xianghuapu mine. Most of these specimens exhibit crystals that are cubic in habit; however, octahedra of both blue-gray and medium green have also been common. Associated minerals typically include discoidal calcite crystals and, more rarely, drusy quartz. These mines exist in a regionally confined area about 120 kilometers s...

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