'Purple Rain' Weardale fluorite Caribbean Calcite The find earned its name

The find earned its name from the steady rains that accompanied the pocket's extraction

Erongo smoky grows sculptural angular points with nice striations like this trio of crystals perched atop a base of black tourmaline (schorl) crystals

The point curves and has a smaller point sticking out of it

This makes them pretty forgiving for new keepers who are trying to learn how to maintain a steady humidity for their isopod enclosures

'Purple Rain' Weardale fluorite Caribbean Calcite The find earned its nameLocality: Purple Rain Pocket, Lady Annabella Mine, Weardale, County Durham, England Approx size: 2. 5 x 2. 25 x 1" Approx weight: 168g Sunlight will fade the color in fluorite. Keep sun exposure brief; do not display in a sun exposed location (even if it looks cool!) Weardale is among the most renowned sources for fluorite among collectors, producing gemmy cubic crystals with Jolly Rancher colors and strong UV reactivity. This specimen comes via UK