Fluorite Phantom crab large calcite crystals and the

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

vast shoals of freshwater fish inhabited a large shallow inland sea across the American West

a ghost or phantom of the crystal during its formation still remaining in the interior

highly variable Chalcedony spheres or roses are almost geode-like in appearance and one can clearly see the process of geode or agate formation in progress in each specimen

with the largest known being over 10 feet in length and weighing over 3 tons

Fluorite Phantom crab large calcite crystals and theFluorite 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