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Fluorite

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Locality: 
Erika Mine, Wölsendorf, Bavaria, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 7 × 3 cm
Description

Erika Mine was a famous mine of the Wölsendorf mining district in Bavaria Germany. The mine produced fluorite ore between 1923 and 1973.

During the mining phase, however, the mine produced only a few good fluorite specimens.

This piece comes from the Fritz Haller collection and is an excellent piece from this interesting mine

Gemmy greenish-brwon fluorite cubes with violet edges.

 

Mineral Data
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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