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Fluorite

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Fluorite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Weishan Mine, Weishan County, Jining, Shandong Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 6.9 × 3.3 cm
Description

Blue to cyan 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. An undamaged floater specimen in perfect size and with good contrast through the pale yellow quartz matrix.

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