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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
San Lino Open Pit, Prado, Caravia, Asturias, Spain
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.4 × 7.4 × 5.8 cm
Description

Beautiful example of fluorite from Spain. The colouration is an intense blue at the base followed by a more light blue in the center which is then slowly fading to an intense purple. It has a super eye-catching appearence with fantastic colours and a very fine clarity.

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