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Fluorite & Quartz

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Fluorite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.4 × 7.1 × 4.4 cm
Description

A contrastfull specimen from this famouse fluorite locality. The fluorite crystals are glossy and sharp terminated. They show a very fine light-blue color with steps of green and violet zones along edegs and corners. They all are of fine clarity and with glassy character. You can see matrix underneath the crystals and also several phantoms. The crystals are isolated or in small exposed groups, very fine contrast and great visual impact with sharp milky quartz crystals. No significant damages to report, accept backside was extracted from 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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White