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Fluorite

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MGR589397

Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
10,000 Ritter Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 2.9 × 2.5 cm
Description

A very fine assemble of intergrown jet-black, glossy fluorite crystals (up to 18mm on edges) from this famous classic locality. This material became more and more rare during the years, today a well formed specimen is really hard to obtain. The crystals are all sharp terminated. With backlight you can see the purple to yellow internal color along some edges. Hard to photograph, better in person. No significant damages to report.

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