Today we went to Lake George Colorado to continue work on a pegmatite we've been working on and off for the last 3 years. We have dug about 75 feet up a hill following this pegmatite. Last year my digging buddy found some nice fluorite there and today it was my turn. This pegmatite has only yielded collectible fluorite. We have found much microcline and quartz points, but none of these were really collectible. These fluorites were on top of the pegmatite. Below you can note the reddish dirt which is a seam in the pegmatite. The red is caused by iron. Below are a few pictures of my latest finds. I will add pictures as the fluorite gets cleaned. The largest grouping of fluorites measured about 5 inches across. The fluorites appear zoned with purple and clear areas. Unfortunately though not uncommon, they are somewhat etched.
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| Large Fluorite only 10" from the surface |
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I look pretty happy about this one, wait til I try and clean it!?$#!
Here are some pictures I promised. Most of the fluorites were etched,
but the edges are fairly crisp, some contain host pegmatite
Glued this one back together... seemed only right.
Some nice twinning shown here
Largest one found, about 5 inches across! |
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