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Fluorite on Chalcedony

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Fluorite on Chalcedony

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Description
Locality: 
Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.2 × 5.5 × 2.3 cm
Description

An exotic piece like from Thousand and One Nights: spherical orange fluorite on dark gray glossy sparkling chalcedony which gives a great contrast. Many small bright spherical fluorites on the chalcedony remind of a starry sky. Some small chalcedony crystals have a contact, which does not really distract from the beauty of this specimen at all. Nicely composed, lustrous and remarkable, this specimen is a true marvel!

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

Chalcedony

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kadıköy (Chalcedon), Istanbul Province, Marmara Region, Turkey