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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Poggio Balate, Termini Imerese, Palermo Province, Sicily, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.8 × 4.3 cm
Description

New material from a recent small discovery at Sicily. New discovereis from large mining areas in China, Africa or US are not really a surprise - but a these new fluorite specimen from a small island, hand-extracted, not from an industrial mine is really an exceptional and relevant discovery! The particular specimen shows two large (up to 34mm on edges) intergrown crystal with amazing deep blue color. This color is compare-able with really good pieces from Blanchard mines or also to the best pieces from Hesselbach. For Sicily a really important and spectacular novelty.  

Mineral Data
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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