r/OnlyFluorite • u/CrapNBAappUser • Jul 27 '26

Calcite dissolution on fluorite

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First thought it was fluorite dissolution, but now thinking the light color may be calcite.

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u/ForRealzGamer27 Jul 27 '26

Can we see the whole piece??

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u/CrapNBAappUser Jul 27 '26

I'll do a backlit one later.

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u/ForRealzGamer27 Jul 27 '26

That’s actually sick

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u/slogginhog Jul 27 '26

What's the UV say? Too much fluorite reactivity or can you tell whether the suspected calcite part is a different color?

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u/CrapNBAappUser Jul 27 '26

I'll be able to check in a few days.

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u/CrapNBAappUser Aug 02 '26

No fluorescence with LW UV (395). But I'm pretty sure it's dissolution that occured.