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Fluorite With Quartz & Pyrite

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Fluorite With Quartz & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang County, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 10.5 × 6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Weight: 
668.00gr
Description

A very attractive fluorite, quartz, pyrite combination from the fabulous Shangbao mine in Hunan, China. It features a large composite fluorite crystal that exhibits so many stepped cubic faces that it almost appears to be spherical. As the photos show there are good views around all sides and loads of beautiful details for you to explore. Crystals are  terminated, some domage and some contack on the edge. Color is violet with phantoms. Photos was made with backlit.

S11-9

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

Quartz

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

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Piatek Minerals

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