Fluorite on Quartz blue gem 3 cm aesthetically perched atop

3 cm aesthetically perched atop white Quartz crystal matrix

these specimens showed up in Tucson 2018 and are some of the most colorful and certainly aesthetic Halites you'll see from any locality

This is a great NATURALLY occurring tri-color gem that would make for a wonderful piece of jewelry or even for a gift for somebody with an October birthday as Tourmaline

aesthetics and displayability are secondary only to the superb quality of the Barite crystals themselves

doubly terminated

Fluorite on Quartz blue gem 3 cm aesthetically perched atopThe Mahodari Quarry in India is quite famous for producing some of the most unique specimens of Fluorite in the world. There are many habits for Fluorite, often showing a combination of multiple isometric forms, but the Mahodari specimens are uniquely spherical, which is rarely seen in the species from anywhere. Additionally, the majority of the Mahodari Fluorites are some shade of yellow golden (sometimes they're red due to iron oxide coatings), but