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Fluorite & Calcite

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Fluorite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Kavalerovo District, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.3 × 6.8 × 6.1 cm
Description

Fantastically crystalised and intense coloured fluorite crystal on matrix. It is sitting perfectly embedded inbetween pale calcite blades at the top of the piece. The fluorite also shows interesting patterns along the whole crystal and is free of damage. Hard to obtain material these days.

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