Botryoidal yellow fluorite on quartz from India is a striking aesthetic combination where rounded, “egg-like” botryoidal growths of fluorite sit perched on a bed of sparkling quartz crystals. The fluorite typically forms in smooth clusters with a waxy to sub-vitreous luster, often ranging from soft honey-yellow to deeper golden tones depending on trace impurities and growth conditions. These globular habits develop when Fluorite precipitates in open cavities, allowing radial crystal growth to create its characteristic rounded surface texture. In contrast, the quartz matrix provides a sharp, glittering backdrop of prismatic crystals that enhances the softness and organic feel of the fluorite aggregates. The overall effect is highly sculptural and tactile, with strong visual contrast between the smooth botryoidal fluorite and the angular quartz host.
Size 11.5 x 7.5 Cm
Weight 439g
( Conversion: 1 inch = 2.5 Cm )
Origin: Maharashtra, India
Botryoidal fluorite on quartz is exceptionally rare, and can only be found in Mahodari, India. Nearly all botryoidal fluorite on quartz specimens from India are partially processed to optimize the shape. Acid is often used to remove less aesthetic layers of calcite coating the fluorite, in addition to some careful sculpting around imperfect edges. The mineral combination is natural, but the aesthetics of the piece have been slightly altered to improve the natural egg shape.
Please note that this is a natural product, sometimes stones and crystals have small imperfections and blemishes.
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