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Fluorite & Quartz

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Fluorite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.7 × 5.7 × 5.1 cm
Description

Hard to photograph something completely clear and these crystals are absolutely clear. I showed one photo which shows the clearity - at the other images I show some reflections of the faces to show the perfect lustre of the fluorite. You can see the quartz-crystals underneath the fluorite when you see it in person. The matrix is completely covered with fragile white Quartz-crystals. The specimen features best quality. This quality didn´t came out since decades, most times you see modified crystals (not so glossy and clear), but the particular specimen in out of an old find and represents all what the locality is famous for.

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