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Calcite & Fluorite

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Calcite & Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Moscona Mine, Solis, Asturias, Spain
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 8.5 × 6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.00cm
Description

Crystallizations of calcite are perched on a matix covered with yellow fluorite crystals. Some calcite has a reddish-brown colour due to iron inclusions.  There are smaller crystals of dolomite and pyrite throughout.

The piece is in good condition but a few of the calcite crystals have small cleaved areas.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
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

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