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Fluorite & Siderite

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Fluorite & Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.5 × 4.3 cm
Description

Clear cubes of fluorite averaging 4mm occur in a vugh accompanied by rosettes of rusty brown siderite in a massive siderite matrix. Nice composition and can display in several positions. No damage.

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

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
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