Octahedral fluorite! Enormous intense purple crystals Crystals on matrix - Height: 113 mm - Width: 111 mm- 730 g

Fluorite is a colorful and widely studied mineral known for its cubic crystals and wide range of vivid colors including purple, green, blue, and clear. Octahedral fluorite crystals represent another common but distinct crystal habit, composed of eight triangular faces, rather than the typical cubes or octahedrons. This specimen boasts enormous, intense purple crystals, showcasing fluorite's rich coloration often attributed to trace elements or radiation exposure during formation. Fluorite is prized both for its beauty and fluorescence under ultraviolet light, making it popular among collectors and in industrial applications where it serves as a flux in steelmaking and in manufacturing optical components. Large clusters on matrix like this display the mineral's natural growth patterns and impressive crystal size.