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Dolomite On Quartz & Fluorite

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Dolomite On Quartz & Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Voltennes Mine, La Petite-Verrière, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 7.9 × 3.6 cm
Weight: 
285.00gr
Description

A flattened specimen of cubic fluorescent fluorite partially covered by quartz, and with the top surface richly covered by cream-colored dolomite crystals, with curved faces and edges, forming the typical and aesthetic “saddle” crystals. according to the associated label it is from the “Le Barreau” Mine, Voltennes. In perfect condition, no damages.

Former Daniel Berthot Museum.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
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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