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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 6.5 × 4.7 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 and green zonings along the edges. Shiny faces with a square texture give the fluorite a lively character. Additionally, small pyrite have grown on the faces. First, third, fourth and sixth photo with lower LED light as backlit, much better in real life!

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