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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Stampfl Glacier, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 4 × 0.36 cm
Description

The main crystal is up to 22mm across. Material from Stampfl glacier is very hard to obtain, green octahedrons from alpine clefts are generally rare. The crystals are well developed, they show a dark green color and dull faces. Nice contrast to light matrix, which is covered with tiny quartz crystals.

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