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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Locality: 
Bergmännisch Glück Mine, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.4 × 13.1 × 1 cm
Description

Imagine the dimension of the fluorite vein where this cross-section came out! The slice is well cut and polished and it shows all colors of the rainbow, it shows the typical zonings, you can see yellow, violet, light green and pale blue and transparency is exceptional - please note that I didn´t use any backlight for photography!

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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