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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Summit Cleft, Weißeck, Murwinkel, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 4.3 × 3.5 cm
Description

Fluorite with very intense colors and intense zoning (yellow, green, cyan, blue, lavender and violet). The piece is crystallized on top and etched all around with excellent shine. All sides are crystallized or etched (no fresh breaks). First and fourth photo with lower LED backlight. You can also read the exact report about this find on my homepage (2018, Summit Cleft, Weisseck, Etched Fluorite).

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