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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Blue John Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5.5 × 3 cm
Description

A good specimen of rare free form crystals from the world famous 'Blue John' source. The carved massive material commands high prices today especially with its increasing rarity. This specimen has cubic crystals up to 1.5 cm on an edge and exhibits the famous banding on the reverse. Very hard to obtain material from a classic locality.

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
Peter Crozier Minerals