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Silver & Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Kongsberg Silver Mines, Kongsberg, Viken, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.90cm
Description

This is an excellent specimen of Kongsberg silver showing dendritic silver, black, lustrous acanthite, purple fluorite and minor calcite. It is the best specimen out of a lot from a recent find in Kongsberg and the only one in combination with fluorite. Shipping includes additional insurance.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Silver

Formula: 
Ag
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

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