Fluorite, Calcite

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Fluorite with calcite, 22.5 cm, from the Ice Cleft, Weisseck, Lower Tauern Mountains, Austria. This piece came from the largest cavern in the Ice Cleft. I just managed to catch this piece in my arms when it detached itself from the ice on the ceiling and fell 2 meters to the floor! Collected August, 2012. Reinhold Bacher collection and photo.

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SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions22.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Self Collected Minerals page 28

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Fluorite
Mineral guide
Learn about Fluorite
calcium fluoride with a dazzling color range, cubic and octahedral crystals, and UV fluorescence; prized by collectors for Blue John banding.
Regional guide
Fluorite from Lower Tauern
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