Quartz, Fluorite and Feldspar on Matrix - VAR 047

Measurements:  102 x 85 x 48 mm

Description:  Quartz and greenish fluorite crystals sit on a rock matrix. Most of the quartz crystals have a frosty coating on their shafts, while the terminations are mostly clear. Some parts of the specimen is coated with minute (?)feldspar crystals. 

Some of the fluorite and quartz crystals have nicks, and there is damage to the edges of the specimen. The specimen has been trimmed at the bottom.

Weight of Specimen:  390 g

Chemical Composition:  CaF₂  (fluorite)
                                       KAlSi₃O₈  (feldspar)  
                                       SiO₂  (quartz)

Hardness of Mohs Scale:  (fluorite)  4 
                                         (feldspar)  6 - 6.5
                                         (quartz)  7

Location:  Okoruso mine, Otjiwarongo, Namibia.

Specimen Code:  VAR 047

US $ 130