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Fluorite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Rare unusual fluorites from Erongo Mountains. Octahedron crystals with multiple coloring and zoning (green, honey yellow and purple). The faces are with good shine slightly etched. Hard to catch in a photo and much better in person. First, third, fifth and seventh photo with lowest LED backlit. Beautiful undamaged floater specimen!

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