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Quartz & Fluorite

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Quartz & Fluorite

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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: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 2.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Description

A very fine specimen of quartz & fluorite crystals that came out from south of Vioolsdrif. This is a new find that came out in late July 2012...

Weight: 24 gr.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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