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'Purple Rain' Weardale fluorite

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'Purple Rain' Weardale fluoriteLocality: Purple Rain Pocket, Lady Annabella Mine, Weardale, County Durham, England Approx size: 2. 5 x 2. 25 x 1" Approx weight: 168g Sunlight will fade the color in fluorite. Keep sun exposure brief; do not display in a sun exposed location (even if it looks cool!) Weardale is among the most renowned sources for fluorite among collectors, producing gemmy cubic crystals with Jolly Rancher colors and strong UV reactivity. This specimen comes via UK

Locality: Purple Rain Pocket, Lady Annabella Mine, Weardale, County Durham, England

Approx size: 2.5 x 2.25 x 1"

Approx weight: 168g

❗Sunlight will fade the color in fluorite. Keep sun exposure brief; do not display in a sun-exposed location (even if it looks cool!)

 

Weardale is among the most renowned sources for fluorite among collectors, producing gemmy cubic crystals with Jolly-Rancher colors and strong UV reactivity. This specimen comes via UK Mining Ventures, who currently own and operate the famed Lady Annabella, Rogerly, and Diana Maria mines in Weardale.

The Purple Rain Pocket is part of the Fairy Hole Vein in the Lady Annabella mine. The find earned its name from the steady rains that accompanied the pocket's extraction, paired with the material's intense purple daylight fluorescence. Daylight fluorescence means the fluorite reacts to the UV in sunlight, taking on an other-worldly indigo glow.

Purple Rain specimens typically appear dark purple-gray under incandescent light (indoor lighting). This variety of fluorite can display good color zoning, with alternating thin bands of violet, amethyst, magenta, mauve, and light green visible at the edges. Many pieces having a green core. The alternating zones of green and purple muddle to give the material its inky grape-soda appearance.

White inclusions create a crazed (crackled) pattern that radiates out from the center of each face. There are small pock marks on the surface; some visible on the very corner. Under magnification they are inverted four-sided pyramids—basically, half of an octahedron. This is caused by natural etching just like trigons in diamonds. Etching has also created a light crosshatch effect in the surface, highlighting the fluorite's natural cleavage planes.

UV Reactivity: The specimen reacts with a strong light blue glow under several UV wavelengths, and is very bright when exposed to a powerful 365nm UV light. Some types of purple fluorite phosphoresce, and I did detect faint phosphorescence for several seconds after exposure to 365nm UV light. The color zoning reacts to UV, with banding apparent in both the UV and daylight fluorescence images.

It was easiest to photograph the daylight fluorescence effect in sunlight, but I find the glow appears the most intense in indirect or diffused sun—for example, enjoy your fluorite outdoors on an overcast day, or near a window indoors.

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Raymo
Carnegie, US
★★★★★ 5
Better than what we were using.
Size: 7-pc, Color: Brown
I grew tired of going for a knife only to find that what we had were dull, pitted and bent tips. So I gathered them all up, sorted through them and threw the worst of the worst out. Discovered long ago that those expensive knife sharpeners don’t work either. So I purchased this set as a throwaway set. I’ll use them until they too have seen thier better days and then buy another set.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2026
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Tanya
Alexandria, US
★★★★★ 5
I wish there was an instruction manual
Size: 10-pc, Color: Black/Stainless Steel, Size: 10-pc, Color: Black/Stainless Steel
I chose this set because somehow other options out there involves more than 1 bread knife and less variety of other knives for some reason and I don’t eat bread. Also I know that this brand is a sister brand of Zwilling which my dad is a fan of so I’m pretty sure of the quality and the sharpness. When I say I wish there was a manual was because 1. I’m not a chef. Nor did I take up any culinary class, so I wish there’s at least a pamphlet in the set to identify which knife does what or what people actually use them for before I use everything randomly, which also works, but I’d like to use them correctly since I bought a decent set. And yes I know I can google it. Just saying would be nice if it comes with one. 2. I wish there was a direction for the block for which knife belongs to which hole. I am pretty sure that usually the blocks would have different depths and the knives come with different lengths. So it would be great to have that indication before I mess up the tip. All in all, it is a really nice set. It is sharp as the other reviews mentioned in their videos. Do handle with care and don’t cut yourself when you’re unpacking them. Knife is sharp.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2024
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Libby N
Massapequa, US
★★★★★ 4
Thinner than I expected
Size: 7-pc, Color: Brown
This set of knives just arrived and of course, brand new knives look so good. Upon closer inspection I noticed that these knives are not as heavy as the ones they are replacing (not Henckels) and the metal blades actually flex a little when torqued. I am not too thrilled with the scissors either. They also seem flimsy and don't seat all that well in their slot in the block. However, the packaging was the best I have seen in a long time. Box within a box and everything protected and wrapped separately. The wood block is heavy and beautiful. These knives were a good price and I have used Henckels before. I am sure they will do the trick and if I had wanted more heavy duty knives I would have forked over more money for a set. Edit: I am returning these knives. The thin, flexing blades just are not going to work for me. And the scissors are just too flimsy. I honestly expected better from this company.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2024
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Daviana
Boise, US
★★★★★ 5
Excelente
Size: 12-pc, Color: Gray
Quedé encantada con este vestido que compré en SHEIN. La calidad superó mis expectativas. La tela se siente muy buena, suave al tacto y con una caída hermosa que hace que el vestido se vea elegante cuando uno se lo pone. Las costuras están bien hechas y los detalles se ven muy cuidados, no parece para nada un vestido barato. Algo que me gustó mucho fue que el diseño es exactamente igual a las fotos. A veces uno compra en línea con miedo de que no llegue como se ve, pero en este caso llegó tal cual. El color es precioso, el tamaño corresponde bien a la talla y se ajusta muy bonito al cuerpo. También me sorprendió lo cómodo que es. Se puede usar tanto para una salida especial como para un evento más elegante dependiendo de cómo lo combines. La tela no es transparente y tiene buen grosor, lo que da más seguridad al usarlo. Definitivamente volvería a comprar vestidos así. Si alguien está pensando en pedirlo, de verdad lo recomiendo porque la relación calidad-precio es muy buena. Estoy muy satisfecha con mi compra.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2026
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cruciantime
Lake Worth, US
★★★★★ 5
I like these. Good solid construction.
Size: 10-pc, Color: Black/Stainless Steel, Size: 10-pc, Color: Black/Stainless Steel
It was past time for new knives. My old set Revereware was way over a dozen years old. One of the handles had broken years ago. One of the best parts of these is the full length of the blade running from tip to end of the handles ( full tang ). The blades of my old ones of went about a half inch into the handles. The blades are about the same thickness. Overall these Henckel's knives are much nicer. I especially like getting the carving knife. I have used that a lot over the years. Both of the scissors are China made. All the Henckels knives say made in India. The Revere knives all say China. I washed them all up. They all shine really nice and the handles are comfortable. I'm happy with them.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2025

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