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Pyrite & Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Akchatau Mine, Akchatau, Shet, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 7 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.30cm
Description

Striated Pyrite cubes up to 2.3 cm partly covered by violet Fluorite and minor Mica. A fine and rare combination from Kazakhstan. Purchased in 1994.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

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

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