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Fluorite & Quartz

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Fluorite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 3.3 × 4 cm
Description

The matrix shows a few sharp, glossy quartz crystals - at the top of the specimen you can see a sharp termianted, lustrous fluorite crystal (16mm on edges). It shows a light lavender center and darker concentration along all edges. The cube is complete allaround. Very uncommon piece from this famous area!

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White