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Fluorite

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Locality: 
Schnepfau, Bregenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
11 × 72 × 5.5 cm
Description

The crystal (~4cm across) is not sharp, it is not glossy - but it will be the only one from this locality you will ever see. Vorarlberg county never produced many fluorite, there were only 2 or 3 small discoveries during the last century. From this locality nearly unknown, maybe there are a fist full of pieces in local collections or in a museum. the locality is even not listed on Mindat.The former owner was Dr. Karl Götzendorfer, he was doctor of mineralogy and one of the prominent collectors in Austria.

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