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Fluorite & Quartz

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Fluorite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Marienschacht Mine, Wölsendorf, Bavaria, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.8 × 7.5 × 3.4 cm
Description

Glossy black fluorite crystals in combination with tiny red quartz crystals (var: Eisenkiesel, red color is caused by hematite inclusions). One of the most appreciated varities from the locality. In fine condition damage-wise.

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