Fluorite, Blanchard Mine, New Mexico
Fluorite
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
While the “typical” fluorite seen from Blanchard is cubic and blue, this specific find produced interesting “pseudobotryoidal” clear crystals. Fluorite is a cubic mineral, so these rounded “lumps” are caused by a series of stair-stepped cubic terminations, like three-dimensional mineral pixel art! Fluorite can be any color of the rainbow due to inclusions of other minerals and elements, but pure fluorite is clear, or colorless.
Dimensions:
Height: 3.76 cm
Width: 3.94 cm
Depth: 2.23 cm
Fluorite
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
While the “typical” fluorite seen from Blanchard is cubic and blue, this specific find produced interesting “pseudobotryoidal” clear crystals. Fluorite is a cubic mineral, so these rounded “lumps” are caused by a series of stair-stepped cubic terminations, like three-dimensional mineral pixel art! Fluorite can be any color of the rainbow due to inclusions of other minerals and elements, but pure fluorite is clear, or colorless.
Dimensions:
Height: 3.76 cm
Width: 3.94 cm
Depth: 2.23 cm
Fluorite
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
While the “typical” fluorite seen from Blanchard is cubic and blue, this specific find produced interesting “pseudobotryoidal” clear crystals. Fluorite is a cubic mineral, so these rounded “lumps” are caused by a series of stair-stepped cubic terminations, like three-dimensional mineral pixel art! Fluorite can be any color of the rainbow due to inclusions of other minerals and elements, but pure fluorite is clear, or colorless.
Dimensions:
Height: 3.76 cm
Width: 3.94 cm
Depth: 2.23 cm
