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Fluorite Calcite & Quartz

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Fluorite Calcite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Mahodari, Sinnar, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
21.7 × 10.2 × 7 cm
Description

This specimen represents a fantastic combination: The calcite group is about 122mm across, it shows a very attractive texture, the faces are partly glossy and the color is brownish. In the center of the calcite crystals you can see inter-grown botryoidal fluorites in dark red color. Botryoidal fluorite generly rare, but in red color it is absolutely exceptional! The calcite group is set on small quartz crystals which show a touch of light blue color. The contarst of these 3 minerals is simply superb, the assemble is really aesthetic, the red spheres of fluorite are an outstanding rarity and the size is really impressive. This is a fantastic specimen in museum size and in fine quality!

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Quartz

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

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