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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Weißeck Area, Murwinkel, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.6 × 5 × 3.3 cm
Description

A very uncommon specimen from a small discovery at Weisseck mountain: The crystal at the base is strong etched with grey disturbance of growth along the edges. The upper crystal also consists of stepped edges and faces, but these are lustrous and all faces show very sharp termination. With backlit you can see amazing blue to violet color. Backside was extracted from the rock. Better in person!

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