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Fluorite

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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Loralai District, Baluchistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
20 × 13 × 8.5 cm
Description

Large specimen with purple fluorites and orange-brown calcites. Richly occupied sample with three-dimensional construction and beautiful contrast through the two intense colors. The translucent fluorites measure up to 1.4 cm at the edges. Its faces show a satin luster with a light structure. Very impressive - no significant damage to report - the specimen stands in the displayed positions without any support (first photo)!

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