Frank Menser Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 This one came from China and measures about eight inches. It is a xl mass composed of large (2.5") cubes. What makes this cool is (as you can see) the cleavage planes stand out so boldly it is hard to see the shapes of the xls. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fig rocks Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Nice flourite Frank! That is a little different from the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 Thanks! Needless to say it was extremely difficult to photograph as its pretty translucent as well. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 very nice The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Pretty wild looking; almost like it's been shocked. How is it under UV? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) Very nice specimen. You can see a more typical American (Illinois) specimen HERE Edit: See the Illinois flourite here: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?app=gallery&module=images§ion=viewimage&img=4733 Edited October 1, 2009 by Harry Pristis http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Very nice specimen. You can see a more typical American (Illinois) specimen HERE It may be my computer, not sure but that link does not open for me... Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 Pretty wild looking; almost like it's been shocked. How is it under UV? Under UV it goes various intensities of light blue. Looking at this pic again, it really doesn't do this piece justice. It really looks plaid. Very nice specimen. You can see a more typical American (Illinois) specimen HERE Harry, I couldn't get the link to work. Fluorite is my wife's passion, so we collect from all over and whatever colors we can find. We also have some nice small Yellow Octs, oranges and some botroidal reds. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Very beautiful ..reminds me of chipped ice.. Outstanding colors too! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Sorry for that non-working link. You can see the Illinois flourite here: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?app=gallery&module=images§ion=viewimage&img=4733 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 Sorry for that non-working link. You can see the Illinois flourite here: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?app=gallery&module=images§ion=viewimage&img=4733 Like the golden under tones. Cool! Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 That's beautiful, Harry but what caught my eye is the ocean jasper..it's stunning. Would those round items be fossils? Not sure what those are.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 that thing is beautiful frank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 That's beautiful, Harry but what caught my eye is the ocean jasper..it's stunning. Would those round items be fossils? Not sure what those are.. Ocean jasper is a trade name for a variety of "orbicular" jasper. Orbicular jasper is characterized by the "eyes" or "targets" or circles when cut and polished. I think the genesis of the jasper would not allow for fossil traces, but I can't say for certain. Here's what Wikipedia says: "Orbicular jasper is a variety of jasper which contains variably-colored orbs or spherical inclusions or zones. In highly silicified rhyolite or tuff, quartz and feldspar crystallize in radial aggregates of needle-like crystals which provide the basis or seed for the orbicular structure seen in this kind of jasper[1]. The material is quite attractive when polished and is used as an ornamental stone or gemstone. "Various local or commercial names have been used for the material, such as kinradite, oregonite, owyhee jasper, ocean jasper and poppy-patterned jasper, depending on the source. Poppy-patterned jasper or Poppy jasper is the varietal name for material from Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California. The trade name ocean jasper is used for a variety found along the intertidal shores of northeast Madagascar. In Nebraska orbicular jasper is found in altered rhyolite beds noted for a variety of jaspers and related agates." http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crinoid Queen Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 WOW nice florite i wish i could fined some minerals like that all we have here is crappy calcite and quartz. But i did find a rock with a bunch of garnets in it. Which i was told had to have been pushed by the glaciers in the last ice age b/c we dont have garnet in this area! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 WOW nice florite i wish i could fined some minerals like that all we have here is crappy calcite and quartz. But i did find a rock with a bunch of garnets in it. Which i was told had to have been pushed by the glaciers in the last ice age b/c we dont have garnet in this area! Garnet shows up where Garnet shows up. I have two limestone rocks I found in the GMR that contain growths of tiny Garnet xls - which are not supposed to occur here so likely travelled a fair distance in the Tar River to get to me. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Garnet shows up where Garnet shows up. I have two limestone rocks I found in the GMR that contain growths of tiny Garnet xls - which are not supposed to occur here so likely travelled a fair distance in the Tar River to get to me. Here are some garnets that turned up in a windowless, single-lightbulb shop in Erfoud, Morocco. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 Very cool Harry! Garnets are another thing I collect as they are my birthstone. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyrules244 Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 This one came from China and measures about eight inches. It is a xl mass composed of large (2.5") cubes. What makes this cool is (as you can see) the cleavage planes stand out so boldly it is hard to see the shapes of the xls. Nice the only Fluorite I have ever found was about 4 inches long they were calling it watermelon because of the green and red color "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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