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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Xia Yang Mine, Fujian Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.6 × 10.2 × 5.3 cm
Description

Saturated color varies in lilac-blue-green range depending of light source, incidence angle and point of view due to interior color zoning - great colors under all conditions! The specimen consists of inter-grown modified crystals, it doesn´t need any backlight; the transparency is exceptional! No significant damages to report, back-side was on the rock.

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