Fluorite

Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

6,3×3,4×2,5 cm. ( main cube 1×0,9×0,9 cm.)

Impressive small cabinet from the ancient Beihilfe lead-zinc mine in Germany, all Fluorite cubes have electric blue phantom and shiny surfaces; the blue fluorite from Halsbrücke is among the most sought-after fluorite from Germany and this specimen is certainly very representative.

The “Grube Beihilfe” area became famous mainly for its excellent fluorite crystals, well-formed barite, attractive galena and red sphalerite crystals. All opportunities for discovery ceased after the mine closed; interesting material can still be purchased today, but hardly in aesthetics specimens; especially the finds of fluorite have made the Beihilfe area known all over the world, Its cube-shaped crystals in particular are beautifully colored in electric blue, bright yellow, purple or, rarely, rose-red. The Grube Beihilfe area was mined since 1600s and abandoned in 1969.

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