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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Annaberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 3.2 × 2.8 cm
Description

Light brown crystals with yeelow and sharp blue zoning along the edges from this famous classic locality. The crystals show satiny luster and sharp termination. A few micro crystals of quartz which are covered with red hematite layer are also present. Backside was on the rock, 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