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Fluorite & Calcite

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Fluorite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Xianghuapu Mine, Linwu County, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 4.4 × 3.5 cm
Description

Highly esthetic placement of a perfect fluorite cube on crystalised calcite matrix. The crystal has a size of 20 mm and shows super fine mint green colour. The sharp phantoms inside are exceptional and super good visible. Also damage wise the specimen is in fine condition. The calcite crystals underneath the fluorite are also well crystalised.

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