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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Mandronarivo, Beroroha, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.8 × 10.6 × 5.4 cm
Description

This is a really spectacular sample from more recent discoveries at Madagascar. The specimen shows an isolated, huge, sharp terminated and highly lustrous cube (37mm on edges). The colro is a very attractive, intense dark green. The contrast to white glossy matrix is really wonderful! Most material from the locality are just clusters - isolated crystals on matrix are more uncommon and hard to obtain, there was only a low number fo specimen in compare-able quality and aesthetics. No significant damages to report, sawed at the base.

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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