Quartz Crystals on Calcite - San Antonio Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico
Small delicate crystals of bright green fluorescing quartz are peppered around a matrix of calcite on this striking specimen.
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The white calcite matrix fluoresces an incredibly bright pink-red under midwave UV with a purple fluorescent vein. Small reddish-brown pyrochlore crystals are scattered throughout the matrix.
Pyrochlore is a generic term used for oxide minerals.