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Fluorite

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Locality: 
Newlandside Quarry, Stanhope, Weardale, County Durham, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Description

Hi All, this auction is part of a series of ‘Clear-out Minerals’ Clear-out auctions. This specimen and the majority of others on offer this have a starting price 50% or more lower than in all previous auctions. Happy bidding. Sharp un-twinned crystals of lilac fluorite to 9mm on ironstone matrix. A lovely little specimen from a famous British locality.

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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