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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Weißeck Area, Murwinkel, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 4.5 × 3.7 cm
Description

Fluorite from  Rucksack Cleft. The color is unusual for the Rucksack Cleft. The fluorite shows less intense violet and goes more into the blue tones. With backlight, the fluorite shows several intensive violet zones and a brighter center. Unfortunately, this zoning cannot be seen so well in the photos. The fluorite shows good shiny faces with a light square texture. Second and fourth photo with lower LED backlit.

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