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Fluorite & Baryte

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Fluorite & Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Summit Cleft, Weißeck, Murwinkel, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 9 × 4.2 cm
Description

Most speciman came out from the 3rd cavern about 45 meters deep inside the mountain. These specimen are nearly all clusters, crystals on matrix are really a great exception - the particular specimen is not from the 3rd cavern - it was found near the entrance in the 1st cavern, which produced the lowest quantity of the entire cleft! And it´s not just a smaple; it is really very aesthetic and shows the very rare combination with tiny light baryte-roses. One photo done with minor backlight to show the dark purple color along the edges, the second photo was done under daylight.

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

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White