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Fluorite With Quartz

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Fluorite With Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
West Pasture Mine, Weardale, County Durham, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 7 × 2.5 cm
Description

Over 33% reduction. An attractive display specimen of reflective, glassy, yellow-green fluorite crystals to 1.2cm set amongst pyramidal quartz. A very nice piece from a classic British Weardale location.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
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