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Fluorite On Quartz

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Fluorite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
St Gotthard Tunnel, NEAT Construction Site, Amsteg, Uri, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.1 × 3 × 3.8 cm
Weight: 
65.00gr
Description

Impressive specimen of water clear quartz with atop a nice pale octahedron of fluorite. Both species are in good quality and conditions, provided some minor peripheral bruising. Mild color contrast and some fine, local chlorite dusting.

Quite nice, especially considering the provenance!

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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