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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Chobelwand-Dürrschrennen Caves, Alpstein Massif, Appenzell-Innerrhoden, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Description

A sample of bluish-green fluorite from Switzerland. The larges crystal show a cleavage plane on top.

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