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Fluorite On Baryte & Quartz

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Fluorite On Baryte & Quartz

ex collection Otfried Kopp
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Description
Locality: 
Moscona Mine, Solis, Asturias, Spain
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14.4 × 11.3 × 6.7 cm
Weight: 
1 796.00gr
Description

Huge specimen with a lot of pale purple phantom crystals with chamferred edges and weird, hoppered 'window' crystals between bladed baryte with some minor quartz. Some dings, but still attractive with unusual and rarely seen crystal shapes. The color is also uncommon for Moscona.

Very heavy. Asia and Australia etc. please enquire for real shipping cost.

 

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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