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Fluorite

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Fluorite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
La Collada Mine, Siero, Asturias, Spain
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4 × 4 cm
Description

Lustrous translucent fluorite with thin quartz matrix. The fluorite has a violet center with multiple zonings along the edges. The faces of the fluorite show an intense square texture. Three-dimensional construction with a very good translucent quality. Crystalized all around; only a small part was ex-tracted from the rock (from the quartz matrix).

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