Tanzanite Fluorite

Tanzanite Fluorite

which over the course of millions of years becomes solid while retaining the semitransparent yellowish hue of tree sap

It rarely occurs in crystal form but is often found in botryoidal or fibrous formations

These incredible collector’s pieces – each one of a kind – feature massive semitransparent calcite crystals

Middle Devion period

Pure fluorite is clear

many of which feature coatings of fine

Metacanthian Trilibite from the Mid Devonian Period

Fluorite is one of the most variable of all crystalline minerals

and under optimal conditions these insects will be clearly visible within the fossilized amber pieces

so much that the local tribes people used to use these mudstones as currency in trade and other daily life

The word copper originates from the latin for the island of Cyprus

red and many other colors corresponding to their physical makeup and conditions when the mineral was formed