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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Niederschlag, Bärenstein, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 3.5 × 3 cm
Description

A wonderful piece from a rare location! Bright fluorite with purple zoning along the edges. At the purple zoning the fluorite shows purple faces with a fine structure. The fluorite is partially covered with small quartz crystals. Three dimensional construction; crystallized all around. The bottom was extracted from the rock. First and third photo with LED backlit.

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