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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Wohlverwahrt Mine, Nammen, Detmold, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15 × 6.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

This is a rarity from the last remaining active iron ore mine in Germany.
A violet Fluorite vein with minor Siderite and Pyrite and a detailed descrition of the find spot. Ususally this material does not reach the mineral market, this one is acquired from a retired worker.

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