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Fluorite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
16.1 × 13.3 × 6.7 cm
Description

One so seldom sees a specimen from this famous find of 25 years or so ago, that at first I didn't even register what I was looking at! This is a fantastic example of the famous Peruvian pink Fluorites, from a one-time important find in the fall of 1981. It features pale pink Fluorite crystals that are  transparent and also lustrous.They are well defined octohedral, and cuboctahedral to 3,5 cm in size (mostly 1,5 cm). The association with crystallized pyrite is a very rare bonus, seldom seen in such close association with the pink fluorites and treasured all the more when found. This is a subtle specimen, and is much better in person. It is, to my mind, a very fine and sculptural piece but this is hard to convey in the flat photos. Minor imperfection are very hard to find and cosequently, considering the size of the specimen not worth to report. The colour is a bit less intense as in the pictures. This fine and aesthetic specimen comes with an acrylic base.

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

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
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