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JFD231AP9: Le Beix is a mythical name in French mineralogy. Unlike those of Puy-Saint-Gulmier, not all the fluorites from Le Beix are deep blue, but some, like this one, attract attention due to the intensity of the blue, and even more for the contrast of the color between these crystals and their white Quartz matrix.
It comes from an old collection, like the vast majority of the few pieces that come on the market. Nothing is found there anymore.
Le Beix Mine, Saint-Germain-près-Herment, Herment, Clermont-Ferrand District, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes France
Specimen size: 9.5 × 7.4 × 5.8 cm = 3.74” × 2.91” × 2.28”
Main crystal size: 1.5 × 1 cm = 0.59” × 0.39”
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