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Fluorite

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Locality: 
Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 5.5 × 3.9 cm
Description

The specimen is out a very small discovery from 2005 – only two small vugs produced a small number of this so called „Rainbow-Fluorite“. The came out the „Bergmännisch-Glück-Flacher“ vein and there were only a fist full of specimen from this find, this stuff represents one of the most wanted rarities from the entire area. The special feature is the color – you can see a yellow center, many different shades of green, blue and violet along the edges, really amazing and unique in the space of Fluorite. Since I collect and deal with Fluorites I cannot remember how many specimen from China, Namibia, Uk and other prominent localities I had. Even from Hilton Mine, even Alien Fluorites – yes even pink alpine Fluorites I had more quantity than Rainbow Fluorites. I showed one of these spectacular samples in the X-mas auction 2014, one second last auction and now I can show you my third and last one of these outstanding rarities. Although it is smaller and consists only of one main crystal it is on same quality and shows the same range of colors as specimen before. There is lot of yellow and green with violet and blue zoning along edges and corners. No significant damages to report.

Mineral Data
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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