Carved crystalline fluorite is beautiful for its subtly variegated shades of green and purple. Because fluorite easily splits along well-defined cleavage planes, these carvings tend to be fragile. This lot contains eight whole animals and five with a feature like a foot or horn which has cleaved off. The whole ones are; green/white fluorite rooster, 3.25 x 3.5 x 1"; white fluorite rooster, 3 x 3.25 x 1.25"; green/white fluorite dog, 3.75 x 2.25 x 1.5"; green/white fluorite seated mule, 3.25 x 2.25 x 1.5"; dark-green/white fluorite reclined cat, 4.5 x 2 x 2"; clear/white/pale-green fluorite crouching rat, 4.75 x 2.25 x 1.25"; pale purple fluorite upright bear, 4.25 x 2.25 x 1.5"; white/pale-green fluorite crouching dog(? pointy ears, stubby tail), 2.75 x 1.75 x "; Injured ones are: clear/white/green fluorite reclined goat (missing part of left horn), 4 x 2.5 x 1"; clear/green fluorite dog(? pointy ears, stubby tail) (front paws fractured off but present), 2.75 x 2 x 1.25"; pale-green fluorite pig (back right foot and front left foot fractured off but present), 4.75 x 2.75 x 1.5"; clear/green fluorite reclining dog (missing right front foot), 4.75 x 1.25 x 2.75"; pale green fluorite snarling leopard (missing back right foot), 5 x 2.5 x 1.5". Known localities include: Fluorite - Hunan Province. City: State: Date: