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Fluorite & Baryte On Quartz

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Fluorite & Baryte On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 5 × 2.8 cm
Description

This specimen is a feast for the eyes! An individual lilac fluorite cube sits exposed and well-positioned on matrix. The beautiful fluorite cube displays a shiny surface and a fine and lively texture on the faces. It also shows a high transparency with multiple fine and darker zonings on the edges. Grown on the fluorite there is an ivory-colored and perfectly crystallized “barite-cap”. The barite sits also exposed on the matrix. And the thin matrix is completely covered with small shiny white quartz crystals. A very aesthetic piece with a perfect construction!

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

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Quartz

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