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Quartz Epimorphs Psm Fluorite

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Quartz Epimorphs Psm Fluorite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Old Brandley Mine, Catbells, Keswick, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 6 × 3.5 cm
Description

Another specimen from Catballs, the home of Mrs. Tiggywinkle of Beatrix Potter Fame. The specimen on offer from this infrequently offered locality is a very interesting and unusual example of sparkling drusy quartz with square epimorphs of fluorite crystals which have subsequently been dissolved away.

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
Peter Crozier Minerals