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Fluorite On Quartz

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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: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.5 × 1.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
28.60gr
Description

A fine little specimen of Fluorite on Quartz with a fabulous deep purple color. Was taken out in July 2012 from Vioolsdrif.

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