Purple & Green Fluorite Root Tower — UV Reactive, Natural Matrix Base for Sale

Purple & Green Fluorite Root Tower — UV Reactive, Natural Matrix Base For Sale

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Purple & Green Fluorite Root Tower — UV Reactive, Natural Matrix Base:
$153.75

Deep violet fades into forest green in tight, painterly bands down this fluorite tower, sourced from China's legendary Yaogangxian mine — and where the crystal meets its natural rock matrix at the base, a wild splash of rust-orange oxidation and pyrite glitter marks exactly where this point grew out of the earth. That raw, untouched base is the "root" — proof this piece was cut and polished straight from its natural growth position rather than carved from a random chunk.Yaogangxian is one of the most prized fluorite localities on earth, famous for producing exactly this kind of richly saturated, multi-toned purple-to-green banding. Fluorite gets its name from the Latin fluere — "to flow" — for the way early metallurgists used it as a flux. It's also the mineral that gave fluorescence its name: under UV light, this tower ignites into a saturated electric blue-violet glow, its banding rearranging into an entirely different pattern than what you see in daylight. Two crystals in one, depending on the light you give it.Details: 18 cm tall, ~5 × 4 cm base • 753 g • Yaogangxian, China • Natural matrix root base • Fluoresces vivid blue-violet under UV/blacklight • Polished tower, natural formation Related Items: