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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.4 × 7.1 × 5.4 cm
Description

A wonderful crystal from this famous old mine. I photographed it with minor backlight and it really seems to glow - the purple color is really amazing! The faces show a very attractive texture.

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