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Limonite Psm Pyrite & Fluorite On Quartz

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Limonite Psm Pyrite & Fluorite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Goodhouse-Vioolsdrift Area, Orange River, Namakwa District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.3 × 5.3 × 3 cm
Description

An interesting pseudo-morph specimen consisting of limonite after pyrite and fluorite on quartz crystals. The quartz has the orange colour typical of specimens from this the Orange river area. Nice specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

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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