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Fluorite & Quartz

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KFT172079

Fluorite & Quartz

With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Horní Slavkov, Sokolov, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 4 × 4 cm
Description

An old european classic specimen with dark purple fluorite cubes some with phantoms grown over quartz. Very rare and hard to obtain. This one is out of the collection of Peter and Simone Huber - two very well known austrian collectors. On the backside of the specimen is an old antique label. Do not miss this fine one.

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