A very special piece, a unique discovery made between 2004 and 2005 on Aiguille du Tacul, yielded octahedral fluorites, with crystals that are not very large but are charming, covering the surface of smoky quartz like a tapestry. However, the real surprise came later when it was discovered that some of them had small groups of very transparent Milarite crystals.
Of course, one of the few that was saved was in Alain Martaud's collection, and here we can admire it.
Aiguille du Tacul, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes France (2004-2005)
Specimen size: 4.2 × 3.6 × 3.7 cm = 1.65” × 1.42” × 1.46”
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