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Quartz Var Prase & Fluorite

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Quartz Var Prase & Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15.4 × 13.1 × 9.7 cm
Description

Lustrous, sharp, freestanding crystals on matrix with tiny Fluorites crystals. Perfect condition, not even a minor damage. The Prase crystals consists of uncountable tiny, razor sharp steps and all faces show excellent luster. The color is quite uncommon - the crystals are light and show greenish to steel blue color, reminds to an old jeans. The Fluorite crystals are small, but water-clear and lustrous with a modified habit. Some of the smaller Prase crystals are developed as zepter.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Prase

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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