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Quartz & Fluorite

ex Baron Auguste Sourdeau
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Description
Locality: 
Monte Fronte Assay, Levico Terme, Valsugana, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.8 × 5.7 × 3 cm
Description

19th century old timer from Tyrol: not a beauty but interesting wrt the old label: whiteish fluorite on pyramidal quartz crystals from the Krantz stock. The label is from Baron August Sourdeau from Schwaz (Tyrol), who described the minerals of this locality, published in 1893 (Die Mineralien des Montefronte bei Levico. Zeitschrift des Ferdinandeums für Tirol und Vorarlberg 3/37, 311-342)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

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

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Best regards Roger