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Fluorite

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MGR632111

Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.6 × 5.8 × 5.1 cm
Description

The crystal is completely etched, but still shows the cubic habit very well. All these stepped faces ar e highly lustrous, the specimen is developed as floater and complete all around. With daylight they crystal shows more blue-lavender color, with moderately backlight (second photo in the gallery) it appears more violet. Please note, that this specimen is much 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