Fluorita Lila
Fluorita is a mineral with formula CaF₂, in the Haluros group. This specimen comes from Zona minera de Berbes, Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, España and joined the Terrium collection in 1985.
Description
Violet fluorite crystals, translucent and with good lustre, of well-defined cubic habit, with dark inclusions, associated with small white to translucent quartz crystals.
History of this specimen
Theo and Gigi Döring, the previous owners, were a pair of teachers from Bavaria who collected mainly between 1960 and 1985. Theo "Tex" Döring was also a well-known figure in Bamberg, not only for minerals but as the pianist of the local jazz group, the "Tex Döring Trio".
About Fluorita
Violet fluorite from Berbes is one of the most recognisable local types of the species in Europe.
About the locality
Classic Asturian fluorite locality, worked intermittently for decades and known for producing reference specimens worldwide. Mineralisation occurs in cavities in carbonate rocks, with clean associations with quartz. Historic, good-quality specimens form part of the core of European collecting.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0329
- Composition
- CaF₂
- Name
- Fluorita
- Variety
- Lila
- Group
- Haluros
- Category
- Lucimera
- Associations
- cuarzo
- Mine
- Zona minera de Berbes
- District / Municipality
- Berbes
- Province
- Ribadesella
- Region
- Asturias
- Country
- España
- Size (cm)
- 7 x 5.5 x 2
- Weight
- 103.6 g
- Acquired
- 1985
- Ex-collection
- Theo «Tex» y Gigi Döring
- Etymology
- From the Latin fluere, "to flow", referring to its historic use as a flux.
- Quality
- Muy buena
- Value trend
- Estable
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