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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
San Martín Mine, San Martín, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.2 × 8.3 × 4.2 cm
Description

Dark purple fluorite crystals set on snowy white matrix. The crystals are up to 24mm on edges. Inside the crystals seem to be nearly colorless, the color is concentrated at the faces, most intense along the edges. The faces show an amazing structure, like tiny square tile. Some crystals show satiny lustrous, others are glossy. Small zones of matrix are covered with an intense yellow layer. No significant damages to report, accept backside was on the rock.

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