First revealed to the collector community in the early 2000s, the striking Fluorite-Quartz combination specimens from Riemvasmaak in Northern Cape Province, South Africa became an instant hit and are now an iconic feature of South African mineralogy. With a wonderful pale emerald-green colour and sharp perfect octahedral form, the Fluorite crystals make stunningly beautiful displays, accentuated by their finely crystallized white Quartz overgrowth. This small cabinet-sized display specimen shows this perfectly with several wonderfully 3-dimensional octahedral Fluorite crystals, the most prominent of which reaches 1.8 cm across and is exceptionally perfect. The uppermost Fluorite octahedra is complete and sharp on its front-facing display side, but is missing part of its rear. Several other Fluorite crystals have been exposed across the middle of the specimen by the picking away of their Quartz cover and are in great condition. Overall, a really beautiful smaller display specimen of this now classic Fluorite form.
