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Fluorite

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MGR720527

Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Xianghualing Mine, Linwu County, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.3 × 7.3 × 5.7 cm
Description

This specimen is more uncommon for the locality, because it is not just an non aesthetic cluster! It shows several exposed and freestanding crystals, which from the matrix in the center. The crystals show a fantastic quality: the luster looks like mirror-finished, the clarity is like glass and the pale green color shows a nice contrast to light beige matrix. Hard to show all these indicators on a photo, be sure that this one is much better in person. No significant damages to report, a part of the backside was on the rock.

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