'Purple Rain' Weardale fluorite Hematite It is often cut into

It is often cut into flat slabs to best show the layering

a lighter-colored sandstone sourced from an area near Kanab

Caribbean calcite typically has alternating colors of twisting

Garden quartz is generally sold polished to best reveal its internal features

Alternately called points or obelisks

'Purple Rain' Weardale fluorite Hematite It is often cut intoLocality: Purple Rain Pocket, Lady Annabella Mine, Weardale, County Durham, England Approx size: 2 x 2 x 1. 5" Approx weight: 168g Sunlight will fade the color in fluorite. Keep sun exposure brief; do not display in a sun exposed location (even if it looks cool!) Weardale is among the most renowned sources for fluorite among collectors, producing gemmy cubic crystals with Jolly Rancher colors and strong UV reactivity. This specimen comes via UK Mining