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Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Rieding Lake, Weißeck, Murwinkel, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 8 × 5.8 cm
Description

Green fluorite cubes with matt shiny surfaces and square texture on bright limestone. The crystals measure up to 2.1 cm and show a bright zoning along edges. The specimen was found in the 90s. Since many years it is not allowed to collect in this area anymore and there are no new discoveries. Three-dimensional construction, no significant damages to report.

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