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Fluorite & Quartz

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Fluorite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Mahodari, Sinnar, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3.4 × 2.8 cm
Description

Isolated cluster of botryoidal fluorite from India. The balance and esthetics at this example is just incredible. The crystal cluster is perfectly exposed in the center of the matrix and the colour is a smooth yellow to orange with a nice texture at the surface reminding of the skin of an orange. 

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