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Fluorite

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Fluorite

New Discovery

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Description
Locality: 
Summit Cleft, Weißeck, Murwinkel, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 4 × 2.2 cm
Description

This specimen is from a new discovery at the Summit Cleft, which produced only a fistful of specimen. Green transparent multi-surface fluorite floater enclosed in bright limestone. The fluorite shines through the green translucent color, and is reminiscent of an enclosed gemstone. Undamaged, the specimen stands in this position without any help. I used slightly LED spots for backlit (photo 1, 2, 5 and 6).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic