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Fluorite With Pyrite Inclusions

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Fluorite With Pyrite Inclusions

Ex-David J. Eicher Collection; ex-John H. Eicher Collection
Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Hardin County, Illinois, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm
Description

Fluorite cleavage with beautiful light blue color from the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorospar Dist, Hardin Co., with two areas of included pyrite. Old-time, classic material that is now hard to find.

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
David J. Eicher

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