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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Loralai District, Baluchistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 4.8 × 3.7 cm
Description

This fluorite from Balochistan is better than the commonly available fluorites from this area: The fluorite is very glassy with a purple center and a beautiful blue zoning in the outer area. The faces are etched with a very good shine. All photos with lowest LED light as backlit. Very transparent and beautiful.

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