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Fluorite & Quartz

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Fluorite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
El Hammam Mine, Ait Mimoune Caïdat, Khémisset Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.6 × 5.2 × 5.8 cm
Description

Fine cluster of intense green fluorite from Morocco. There is a massive base where some cubes are nicely placed on top. They are also covered in tiny quartz crystals which enhances the contrast of the specimen.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White