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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 6.5 × 5 cm
Description

A large crystallized fluorite cube on crystallized quartz matrix the with an amazing edge length of 4.7 cm. The cube shows green translucent color with violet zonings along the edges. Matt shiny faces with a square texture give the fluorite a lively character. First and second, fourth, and fifth photo with lower LED light as backlit, much better in person!

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