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Fluorite & Baryte

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Fluorite & Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5.1 × 4.6 cm
Description

A wonderful sample of etched fluorite from Elmwood. The dog-tooth formed fluorite is framed with light baryte at the base and it is developed as floater - the bottom is the sharp terminated, cubic, lustrous corner of the etched fluorite. The specimen was discovered in 1983 and 34 years ago the price was already 1600 Schilling - this is about 120 euro. Very aesthetic and uncommon specimen, 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

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White