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Fluorite

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MGR720516

Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.1 × 5.5 × 3.7 cm
Description

This is an excellent specimen, photos don´t do justice to it! The main rystals is water-clear and shows an amazing modified habit with many interesting additional faces. In the center of it you can see an inclusion, that looks like a golden flake. The crystal is free-standing, complete all around and completely exposed. Caused by luster and all these many faces it reminds to a cut diamond. The contrast to matrix is really spectacular and very tri-diumensional. A few smaller fluorite crystals are also present, as well sharp snowy white calcite crystals and well shaped quartz crystals at the lower base. 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