 | "This specimen from the Carlton Wexford Collection, displays good sized Barite crystals on purple Fluorite. A must have for the Barite collector from this classic location. The Rock Candy Mine was named by it's first miners for the colorful crystals of fluorite and barite found there. Discovered in 1911, the mine provided flux for gold and copper smelters in southern B.C. Cominco Ltd. operated the mine until it's closure in 1929. The crown-granted property saw several periods of exploration in subsequent years, but no further work was done." Location: Rock Candy Mine, near Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
Size: 13.3 x 7.6 x 3.8 cm.
Weight: 0.5 lbs.
Quantity Available: 1 Price:
$150.00 |