FluoriteThe famous Shangbao Mine in China has been the source of some of the most attractive Fluorite specimens from any locality in the entire country, which is really saying something considering the large amount of Fluorite that has come out of various Chinese localities over the last couple decades. The Shangbao specimens feature beautiful color combinations along with eye catching crystal forms, and this piece is a great example. This miniature sized

I don't know if there will be more of these

colorless "strands" of the super rare phosphate Metavauxite

Specimen # AMBER51708

blue color crystals of this hard-to-find species on matrix

and we were blown away by both the size and quality of these crystals

Specimen # LGC81203

the crystals themselves are somewhat brittle and must be handled with care

The nodule was then sliced in half and polished to reveal the beautiful internal shape of the Copper as it started to replace the thin banded layers of the Agate

sharpness and crystallization

as they have such a distinctive appearance combined with the excellent quality

hence the reduced priced

although this piece is not of the same caliber