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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Summit Cleft, Weißeck, Murwinkel, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 9.7 × 5.9 cm
Description

This specimen is out from the 3rd cavern of the famous summit-cleft, located in the South Slope of Weisseck Mt., about 2650 meters above sealevel. Most of the specimen from the 3rd cavern show amazing internal color, but this one is exceptional - one main crystal (left hand side) is greenish. The other one at the righ hand side shows blue to violet color. Also there is a special feature on the habit. The mian crystals show the typical stepped habit. But when you look at the top you can see several, sharp terminated cubic crystals of second generation - these are exceptional! The last photo in the galery shows the specimen without any backlight just under daylight. No significant damages to report, backside was on the rock.

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