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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4 × 3.7 cm
Description

Pretty amber colored fluorite crystals up to 2.5cm acrosswith small associated chalcopyrite crystals. The interesting thing about this piece is the lavender coloured zoning that occurs around the edges of the crystals. Some minor chipping but overall in good condition.

Comes with a previous dealer 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
Gondwana Minerals