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Fluorite & Quartz

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Fluorite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Orange River Area, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.5 × 3.5 cm
Description

The quartz shows a red to brown color caused by hematite inclusions. The botryoidal fluorite covers the quartz crystal and appears in strong violet color. Very aesthetic and beautiful assemble and for sure a great rarity!

Ex Martin Gruell Fluorite 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

Quartz

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

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