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Fluorite On Baryte

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Fluorite On Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Emilio Mine, Loroñe, Colunga District, Caravia, Asturias, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14.5 × 9.5 × 4.8 cm
Description

Countless colorless, high-gloss fluorites grown on white barite sheaves. The fluorites are so clear that you can see through the fluorite the barite. The sheen of the fluorite makes the specimen sparkle when you move it. The piece is healed on the back and finely crystallized. Higher freight costs due to its higher weight (990 grams)!

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

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White