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Fluorite & Pyrite

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MGR686378

Fluorite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.5 × 4 cm
Description

This famous discovery produced the only relevant combination of pyrite and fluorite world-wide. The pyrite shows intense golden color and high lustre. The fluorite is an octahedron with modifications of rhomb along the edges and a further modifiation of hexaedron (=cube) at each corner. The crystal shows a very good transparency and glassy character. The saturation of the fluorite is remarkable - most pieces show only very pale color, but this one is strong pink! This material was found in the late 80ties and never came again - very rare and hard to obtain! 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

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5