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Carpholite & Fluorite

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Description
Locality: 
Horní Slavkov, Sokolov, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 1.9 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

From the type locality, this is a specimen of golden yellow radiating sprays of acicular crystals of carpholite intergrown with purple fluorite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Carpholite

Formula: 
Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4
Strunz: 
9.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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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