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Fluorite On Feldspar

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Fluorite On Feldspar

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Description
Locality: 
Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 12 × 7.5 cm
Description

A grouping of blocky sharply formed colorless opaque microcline crystals. Scattered with brilliant green translucent crystals of fluorite averaging 0.5 cm in size, but some measuring to 1.0 cm.

There are small black crystals of tourmaline of what is said to be foitite; also a small aquamarine crystal is also present.

This is a neat and attractive piece for the locality! Ex Armin Wendland  collection.

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

Feldspar

Group Parent: 
Feldspar Group