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Description

Locality:

Rucksack Cleft, Weißeck, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria

Class:

Crystal Group/Cluster

Size Range:

Cabinet (10-18 cm)

Size:

14.2 × 8.5 × 4 cm

Description

A truly beautiful specimen from the Rucksack Cleft: The fluorite shows slightly inward-curved, shell-like, lustrous faces with a pronounced square surface texture. The largest cube measures nearly 4 cm on edge. Due to the shell-like curvature, the faces reflect light intensely when the specimen is moved. The fluorite shows a colorless to light grey outer zoning and a violet core, which reveals its full fascinating color in transmitted light. The first photo was taken with medium LED backlighting. The full find report – including videos – can be found on my homepage.

Due to its weight (670 grams) and special packaging, higher shipping costs apply: Rest of Europe: 24 Euros, USA, Canada, Japan: 40 Euros, Australia, New Zealand: 48 Euros. I apologize for the high shipping costs – these are based on the Austrian Post’s pricing.

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