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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Wenzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.4 × 7.1 × 2.7 cm
Description

The octahedral crystals consist of uncountable, sharp steps - they show a very dark violet color and show a good contrast to quartz matrix. A part of the faces is covered with a white layer - most likely also quartz. More uncommon material - got it only labeled with Zhejiang. I contacted a collector from China, who confirmed the area, but I was not able to figure out from which mine it came from.

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