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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Treak Cliff Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.6 × 2 cm
Description

Blue John cavern is famous world wide for the massive fluorite that has been carved into beautiful items for many years. These comand high prices. This specimen is a typical example of this unique material.

Mineral Data
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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