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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Emilio Mine, Loroñe, Colunga District, Caravia, Asturias, Spain
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14.1 × 10 × 4.3 cm
Description

This is a very uncommon and remarkable piece for Emilio Mine. Usually fluorite from the locality is colorless or shows only a touch of light lavender or pale blue color. Not so here - there are two generations of fluorite. The first generation is colorles, the second generation shows intense violet crystals - a very remarkable saturation for Emilio. The crystals of both generations are highly lustrous. the violet crystals also show sharp terminated darker phantoms. Hard to photograph, much 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