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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Birrity Quarry, Arbouet-Sussaute, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 6 × 5.8 cm
Description

Bright amber colored cubic crystals of fluorite measuring up to 2.8 cm on edge. The crystals are glassy and with a lot of transparency. The fluorites show a glossy surface with a nice square texture. There is a slightly intense color in the center of the crystals. At the edges there is a partially darker zoning which is sometimes slightly violet. The fluorites have grown around a calcite crystal - so crystallized all around. 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