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Fluorite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Goodhouse-Vioolsdrift Area, Orange River, Namakwa District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 3.5 × 1.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

A fine specimen of a fluorite ball on quartz, that came out from south Vioolsdrif. Two pictures taken with the light held behind the specimen and shows a nice dark blue colour. This is a new find taken out inlate July 2012. Fluorite balls are rare in South Africa. Nice... Weight: 27 gr.

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