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Fluorite

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RBR678858

Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4.2 × 4 cm
Description

This is pretty cool specimen found in Berbes in the middle 1980s. It is a bizarre modified cube which shows intensive etching. These etching-structures are not just at the surface, it reaches deep into the crystal as well. As you can see, the outer zones of the crystal are much deeper colored than the center, very interesting effect. The crystal is developed as a floater and free of damage.

Mineral Data
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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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