Yellow Fluorite Quartz Pipefish are a widespread group

Pipefish are a widespread group of tropical marine and freshwater fish most closely related to the more well-known seahorses

Aquamarine is a form of Beryl crystal long sought after as a gem and precious stone due to its beautiful blue-green hue and clarity

where some truly impressive specimens like this very rarely emerge from the mines

40-50 million years ago

large calcite crystals and the dusting of fine gold from the pyrite is unique to specimens from this specific region of China and have not been found anywhere else

Yellow Fluorite Quartz Pipefish are a widespread groupFluorite is one of the most variable of all crystalline minerals, occurring in shades of blue, green, purple, red and many other colors corresponding to their physical makeup and conditions when the mineral was formed. The name fluorite comes from its use as a flux, or chemical cleaning agent, in iron smelting and other metallurgy. Pure fluorite is clear, but most specimens have vivid color due to various impurities and are often fluorescent. With a