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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Bergmännisch Glück Mine, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.9 × 8.8 × 4.2 cm
Description

This is a specimen from the famous discovery at Bergännisch Glück Flacher Vein. The specimen shows a dark yellow core, strong emirald green colour and thin blue to purple zoning along the edges and corners. The faces are partly glossy. The translucency is very good, moderately backlight is enough to show the beautiful internal colours. No significant demages 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