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Calcite & Quartz On Fluorite

Donald Stockton Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 12.5 × 7.5 cm
Weight: 
355.00gr
Description

Calcite and quartz on fluorite from Cumbria (exact locality not noted).

A nice combination specimen in good condition, with a few acceptable nicks.

Ex. Don Stockton (1929 - 2016) Collection, with his own label which lists the specimen only as from 'UK', however, his catalogue entry for this specimen lists the item as 'Cumbria, UK'.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Quartz

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

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
Labels
Label Images - only: Calcite & Quartz On Fluorite
Provenance

Donald Stockton Collection

Some History
Name: 
Don Stockton
Dates: 
1929- 
2016
Type: 
Collector/Collection
About

Donald Stockton was born in the UK in 1929 but spent a large portion of his life in Christchurch, New Zealand where he was a well known...

Birkhill Minerals

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If the item was inaccurately described or represented, please contact us within 7 days of receipt, to arrange return / refund. 

I do not offer refunds simply due to change of mind, all sales are final, although we may be able to offer buy-backs / trade-ins for certain specimens. 

I also buy old collections in thier entirity - contact me directly for further information: [email protected]