{"product_id":"auction-win-86dd18bb-bc22-4642-b080-8cfdf1bcb3ce","title":"Auction Win: Fluorite (Pillar phantoms!)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocality:\u003c\/strong\u003e Quanzhou, Fujian, China\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Miniature - 4.75 × 4.5 × 3.25 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ghostly green fluorite crystals with blue\/purple zoning and phantoms. The main crystal has a notable step at the tip. This specimen is gorgeous under regular lighting or back lit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFluorite is calcium fluoride, CaF2, and a halide mineral known commercially as fluorspar. It was named in 1797 by Carlo Antonio Galeani Napione from the Latin fluere, meaning “to flow,” because it was used as a flux. It is the principal source of fluorine and the material that gives toothpaste its fluoride.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuanzhou in Fujian Province, China is a mineral locality region that includes several collector-relevant districts, including Dehua and Yongchun counties. Mindat records occurrences here for species such as goethite, chalcedony, fluorite, quartz, and calcite, and also notes nearby gold and base-metal deposit areas within the greater Quanzhou region. The area is especially relevant to collectors for its documented mineral localities and the variety of specimen material associated with its deposits.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crystal Castle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48770279702683,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0336\/3012\/6217\/files\/a7fc6ee7-9356-49dc-be10-803d3317d41f.jpg?v=1781485214","url":"https:\/\/www.overtonfamilyjewels.com\/products\/auction-win-86dd18bb-bc22-4642-b080-8cfdf1bcb3ce","provider":"OFJ's Crystal Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}