Fluorite on QuartzThe Mahodari Quarry in India is quite famous for producing some of the most unique specimens of Fluorite in the world. There are many habits for Fluorite, often showing a combination of multiple isometric forms, but the Mahodari specimens are uniquely spherical, which is rarely seen in the species from anywhere. Additionally, the majority of the Mahodari Fluorites are some shade of yellow golden (sometimes they're red due to iron oxide coatings), but

but this piece features crystals thin enough that the color actually shines through with good backlighting

This gemmy

this is an important and historic specimen that would make a superb addition to any collection

Specimen # TUC31715

the piece looks nice

but one of the Proustites has a small contact on the back where it was attached to the pocket wall

and even attractive "Spinel"-twins

though there is one broken crystal of Brookite on the lower right side of the piece

with only a few very minor imperfections

nearly transparent

Specimen # AMAZWH111905

and a handful more of these outstanding Bertrandites showed up at Tucson