Rare Fluorite Balls on Amethyst – Natural Mineral Specimen from Nashik, Maharashtra, India # B 6151

Features:

Primary Mineral: Fluorite
Secondary Mineral: Amethyst
Size: 2.5 x 2 inches (6.3 x 5.1 cm)
Size Class: Small Cabinet
Weight: 90 g (3.2 oz)
Locality: Nashik, Maharashtra, India

A soft mauve-pink fluorite ball set into a druse of pink-lavender amethyst, from Nashik, presented on a clear stand. The muted sphere blends gently with its rosy setting.

Fluorite usually forms cubes or octahedra, so rounded, botryoidal balls are an unusual habit, and one the Deccan Traps basalts of Nashik have become known for. Pinkish tones like this are less common than the usual yellow and honey.

A light small-cabinet example at 90 g.