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Fluorite

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Fluorite from Xianghualing mine, Chenzhou pref., Hunan, China - AH59128
Fluorite from Xianghualing mine, Chenzhou pref., Hunan, China - AH59128

Fluorite

#AH59128
Availability
Sold
Size
8 x 6 x 4.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
CaF2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Xianghualing mine, Chenzhou pref., Hunan, China

This is a stunningly beautiful Fluorite specimen. Hold this up to the light and it glows. The color is much like cold, fresh glacial water. It appears that the Fluorite has striations, but is actually an extremely fine hoppered growth patterns (I think). Hands down, a winner if you love Fluorite.

Fluorite

Formula
CaF2 
Crystal System
Isometric 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Coarse, Massive - Granular, Disseminated 
Cleavage
Three perfect, octahedral cleavages. 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
purple, clear, yellow, green, red, blue 
Streak
white 
Geological Setting
Occurs in a wide range of geologic environments including low temperature Missississippi Valley lead-zinc deposits, hydrothermal gold deposits, Alpine cleft metamorphic environments  
Class
Isometric - Hexoctahedral 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
4 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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