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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Corvara Mine, Pénnes Valley, Sarentino Valley, South Tirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 4.3 × 4 cm
Description

A fine cluster of large, glassy, lightly frosted, transparent, very light sea-green to nearly colorless, fluorite cubes from the Italian locality of the Corvara Mine, South Tyrol.

The large cube is 4.5 cm across. Highly representative of this historic locale, where mining started in 17th century as a silver mine.

Ex. Alex Franz Collection and label

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
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