Phantom fluorite - Orange River, South Africa

A specimen that is almost too lush to believe: dozens of fluorite octahedrons on both sides, which show clearly visible, sharp-edged phantoms. Both sides in a slightly different color, one side magenta and the other more peach-colored. Between the countless fluorite crystals sit small white milky quartz crystals. The piece was bought locally in the 1980s.

Size: 9 × 8 × 3.5 cm

Locality: Orange River Area, Northern Cape Province, South Africa