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Eisenkiesel On Fluorite

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Eisenkiesel On Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Johannesschacht Mine, Wölsendorf, Schwarzach bei Nabburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.2 × 6.8 × 3.5 cm
Description

A very attractive and fantastic old time specimen from the famous Wölsendorf fluorite deposite in Bavaria, Germany.

Lustrous and deep red eisenkiesel crystals replacin baryte crystal blades and covering deep violet fluorite crystals.

Beautiful specimen from Fritz Haller collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Eisenkiesel

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0

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