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RBR55276

Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
De'an Mine, Wushan, Jiangxi Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 7.5 × 6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
6.30cm
Description

Set in the center of the specimen, there is a huge light green crystal. It shows waxy luster and incredible structured faces. It is combination between hexaeder and rhombendodecaeder, 63 mm across. This is really large, even for the locality and complete around 360°. It is a very unusual specimen for the location. At the base two smaller crystals, also in perfect condition. The main crystal is grown on a fluorite of first generation, you can see this one as phantom.

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

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