Fluorite, Calcite and Barite

WE 9–43, 2010

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Location:

Ice Cleft, Weisseck, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria

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Description:

Sometimes you can only marvel at the wonders of nature: this fluorite has grown over a thin quartz plate about 1 mm thick and shows a thin elongated plastic growth. The fluorites are high-gloss with intense, clearly defined zoning on the edges. With backlight the fluorite shows a beautiful intense violet color. A white barite rose with a diameter of 1.5 cm sits in the upper part of the specimen. A single 2.5 cm large calcite scalenohedron in the lower area is an additional attraction. Simply perfect! The piece was found in September 2010 in the front right area of ​​the Ice Cleft. About 3 meters from the entrance.

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Size: 16.5 x 6.5 x 6.3 cm

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