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TitleMamillary fluorite from Nye County, Nevada
DescriptionFluorite, CaF2 takes on many habits. Euhedral crystals are cubes or octahedra and generally purple in color. This specimen has form termed mamillary, and unusual coloration. It is about 7 cm across.
LocationUSA ▹ Nevada ▹ Nye
PhotographerTwyla Baker. 2001-03-06.
CollectionUniversity of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #467.
Key wordsfluorite, Nevada, mammilary
Tech details774 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens.
GeoDIL number182