Raw Rainbow Fluorite, Rich in Contrast
Purple and blue-green sit beside dark grey in this raw rainbow fluorite, interrupted by white, cream, tan and yellow-brown patches. There is a little imagined landscape in these contrasts: purple pools, blue-green channels and pale, rugged banks. Chunky outlines, angular corners and uneven edges give that miniature world a wonderfully untidy character.
Fluorite also has a curious connection to the language of light: in 1852, the word fluorescence was coined from fluorspar, another name for fluorite. Here, small bright highlights punctuate flatter, shiny angular faces, while coarse, grainy patches offer a rougher texture. Darker recesses add depth beside the bright, uneven faces.
