Botryoidal Fluorite on Quartz, Mahodari, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India jewelry making Location: Shigar Valley

Location: Shigar Valley

Size: 120 x 90 x 60 mm

With its powerful metallic luster and exceptionally high carbon purity

A twin termination is at the bottom of the crystal

The huge mining complex was put under government control in 2016 to save it from bankruptcy

Botryoidal Fluorite on Quartz, Mahodari, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India jewelry making Location: Shigar ValleyBeautiful, small yellow botryoidal fluorite crystals on quartz over a basalt matrix remnant. Size: 60 x 38 x 24 mm. 68 grams From Mahodari, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India Botryoidal fluorite on quartz is exceptionally rare, and can only be found in Mahodari, India. Nearly all botryoidal fluorite on quartz specimens from India are partially processed to optimize the shape. Acid is often used to remove less aesthetic layers of calcite coating the