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Baryte & Fluorite

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Baryte & Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 1.9 × 1.8 cm
Description

This is a more uncommon specimen from this famous locality. The crystal is a floater, well developed all around. It shows brownish color, the faces are partly etched with some very glossy areas and amazing texture. Some black fluorite cubes are intergrown to the faces. Really a nice combination, not often seen on the market. No significant damages to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

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