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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Federation
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5.8 × 5 cm
Description

This translucent fluorite comes from Dalnegorsk and shows a yellow-green color that tends to more yellow with backlight. The fluorite is multifaceted and stepped in the shape of a cuboctahedron with a dull luster crystallized and looks like a hemispherical. Only the bottom comes from the rock. Second and fifth photo with low LED backlight.

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