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Fluorite & Calcite

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Fluorite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Rieding Lake, Weißeck, Murwinkel, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5 × 5 cm
Description

Blue-green transparent fluorite cubes in combination grown on calcite and on limestone matrix. The fluorites show a cyan zoning in the outer area and a lighter center. The surfaces of the fluorites have a very good gloss. The calcites show a matt gloss with a bright, transparent color. Lovely piece!

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White