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Fluorite On Microcline

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Fluorite On Microcline

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Description
Locality: 
Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.5 × 2 cm
Description

Fluorite 1 cm on edges. One tiny Quartz crystal (probably citrine or smoky quartz) is attached at the frontside. Very rare material from this famous locality. The Fluorite is very transparent, you can see the matrix underneath. The color is lavender, the faces show waxy luster. The assemble features high aesthetic.

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

Microcline

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway

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