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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Weishan Mine, Weishan County, Jining, Shandong Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.4 × 5.5 × 1.9 cm
Description

Blue fluorite cubes on thin quartz matrix. The fluorites are very transparent with multiple zonings along the edges. A light structure on the shiny faces makes the piece even more attractive. Additionally, the cubes have a striking oblique edge on the corners.

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