White light aesthetic specimens acquired at this year's Tucson gem & mineral show:
Beryl var. aquamarine terminated crystal with quartz, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 3"x2"
Microcline var. amazonite with perthite, Brazil. 4.5"x2.5"x1.25"
Pink rhodochrosite with green fluorite. Sold without specific locality information, but best guess is the Sunnyside Mine, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado. 2.5"x3"
The fluorite fluoresces violet-blue in response to longwave UV.
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