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Fluorite & Orthoclase

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Fluorite & Orthoclase

José Luis Otero's collection

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Description
Locality: 
Papachacra Mountains, Papachacra, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 11 × 6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
485.00gr
Description

Fluorite on orthoclase from Papachacra, Catamarca, Argentina.

José Luis Otero’s collection (serial number 981).

Largest crystal of orthoclase: 2,5 cm.

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

Orthoclase

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White

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