FLUORITE

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The Highway 17 roadcut, near Yesno Township and alongside Lake Superior, in Ontario, Canada is a well-known Fluorite occurrence dating to around 2001. It reached prominence due to its very fine (for Canada) colour-zoned and occasionally exceptionally gemmy small Fluorite crystals from veins cutting through the granite intrusion exposed by the roadcut. This very good large miniature specimen comes from Arvid Pasto's famous worldwide Fluorite collection and displays well, the colour-zoned variety. Individually the intergrown cubic Fluorite crystals reach to 1.6 cm on edge which is a good size for the locality, and they present the translucent creamy yellow cores with pale purple sides and deep purple rims for which this occurrence is well-known. The main display crystals are all intact and well-formed, but appear to show very slight scuffing in one or two places on the flat surface of the crystals. The main bed from which they grow is also Fluorite, but is like the core of the crystals - a very pale cream colour. A really great example from this famous find. Show more