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Quartz Psm Fluorite

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Quartz Psm Fluorite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
La Chaise-Dieu, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.2 × 3.8 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.30cm
Description

A larger sized example of quartz pseudomorph fluorite, from an old collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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