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Fluorite & Orthoclase

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Fluorite & Orthoclase

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Description
Locality: 
Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 7.7 × 5.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.80cm
Weight: 
179.00gr
Description

A fabulous Fluorite Orthoclase & Mica specimen from Erongo Mountain. Two beautiful Fluorite crystals on Orthoclase. The larger Fluorite crystal is bi-color.   Specimens like this just not come up.   They are rare from Erongo.

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

Orthoclase

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White