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Fluorite & Quartz

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Fluorite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 3.8 × 3 cm
Description

Breathtaking colorful, sharp terminated fluorite crystals with glossy faces. Especially the inner play of color is fascinating: The fluorite crystals display bright green and violet centers with violet phantoms at the corners. This piece is also characterized by its great translucency and its wonderful contrast to the white quartz crystals. It is crystallized all around; the backside and the bottom was extracted from the rock. All photos with daylight as backlit. No significant damage to report. A very remarkable piece!

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White