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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.7 × 6.3 × 3.4 cm
Description

Rare water-blue fluorite cubes in combination with pyrite and calcite from Cavnic, Maramures. The fluorite cubes measure up to 0.8 cm at the edges and show a fine structure on the faces with good gloss. The pyrites are highly glossy, small and subordinated for this sample. The calcite that shows a silky sheen. The fluorite is the main attraction due to its rarity. No significant damage to report!

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