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Mineral Type - Fluorite

Fluorite is found as a common gangue mineral in hydrothermal veins, especially those containing lead and zinc minerals. It is also found in some greisens, granites, pegmatites and high-temperature veins, and as a component of some marbles and other metamorphic rocks.

Name

Named in 1797 by Carlo Antonio Galeani Napione from the Latin, fluere = "to flow" (for its use as a flux). The term fluorescence is derived from fluorite, which will often markedly exhibit this effect. The element fluorine also derives its name from fluorite, a major source of the element.

Physical Properties

Lustre: Vitreous, Dull
Transparency: Transparent
Colour: Purple, lilac, golden-yellow, green, colourless, blue, pink, champagne, brown.
Streak: White
Hardness: 4 on Mohs scale
Tenacity: Brittle
Cleavage: Perfect *Perfect on {111}, very easy
Parting: Indistinct parting or cleavage on {011} at times
Fracture: Splintery, Sub-Conchoidal
Density: 3.175 - 3.56 g/cm3 (Measured) 3.181 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Chemical Properties

Formula: CaF2
Elements listed: Ca, F
Common Impurities: Y,Ce,Si,Al,Fe,Mg,Eu,Sm,O,ORG,Cl,TR

Age Distribution

Recorded ages: Phanerozoic : 321 ± 22 Ma to 20.8 Ma - based on 5 recorded ages 

Crystallography

Crystal System: Isometric
Class (H–M): m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group: Fm3m

Synonyms

Androdamant, Bruiachite, Cand, Chrome-Fluorite, Crimson Night Stone, Derbyshire Spar, Flourite, Fluate of Lime, Fluor, Fluorbaryte, Fluores, Fluoride of Calcium, Fluorspar, Fluor Spar, Flusse, Kand, Liparite (of Glocker), Lithophosphorus Suhlensis, Murrhina, and Tanzanite fluorite

Varieties

Blue John, Cerfluorite, Chlorophane, False Amethyst, Ratovkite, Stink-Fluss, Strontian Fluorite, Tiffany stone, Yttrocerite, and Yttrofluorite

Natural Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces (Stone Sealed) x 13 From Uis, Namibia

Natural Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces (Stone Sealed) x 13 From Uis, Namibia

R 601.00 ZAR
Natural Large Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Specimens  x 6 From Uis, Namibia

Natural Large Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Specimens x 6 From Uis, Namibia

R 534.00 ZAR
Natural Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces x 24 From Uis, Namibia

Natural Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces x 24 From Uis, Namibia

R 742.00 ZAR
Natural Highly Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces  x 24 From Uis, Namibia

Natural Highly Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces x 24 From Uis, Namibia

R 626.00 ZAR
Polished Semi Gemmy Green Fluorite Hearts  x 6 From Madagascar

Polished Semi Gemmy Green Fluorite Hearts x 6 From Madagascar

R 835.00 ZAR
Polished Highly Selected Emerald Fluorite Palm Stones  x 12 From Madagascar

Polished Highly Selected Emerald Fluorite Palm Stones x 12 From Madagascar

R 731.00 ZAR
Natural Highly Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces  x 12 From Uis, Namibia

Natural Highly Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces x 12 From Uis, Namibia

R 793.00 ZAR
Natural Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces x 24 From Uis, Namibia

Natural Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces x 24 From Uis, Namibia

R 974.00 ZAR
Polished Small & Large

Polished Small & Large "Purple Haze" Fluorite In Yellow Calcite Standing Free Forms x 2 From Madagascar

R 986.00 ZAR
Natural Small Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Specimens  x 24 From Uis, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Small Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Specimens x 24 From Uis, Namibia

R 882.00 ZAR
Polished Stunning Translucent Watermelon Fluorite Slab like Free Forms x 6 From Uis, Namibia - TopRock

Polished Stunning Translucent Watermelon Fluorite Slab like Free Forms x 6 From Uis, Namibia

R 789.00 ZAR
Polished Gemmy Emerald Green Fluorite Palm Stones  x 12 From Madagascar - TopRock

Polished Gemmy Emerald Green Fluorite Palm Stones x 12 From Madagascar

R 701.00 ZAR
Polished Gemmy Fluorite Palm Stones  x 12 From Madagascar - TopRock

Polished Gemmy Fluorite Palm Stones x 12 From Madagascar

R 701.00 ZAR
Natural Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces x 4 From Uis, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces x 4 From Uis, Namibia

R 557.00 ZAR
Polished Rare

Polished Rare "Purple Haze" Fluorite In Yellow Calcite Standing Free Forms x 2 From Madagascar

R 863.00 ZAR
Natural Cobbed Watermelon Fluorite Specimens  x 4 From Uis, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Cobbed Watermelon Fluorite Specimens x 4 From Uis, Namibia

R 717.00 ZAR
Natural Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces x 17 From Uis, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces x 17 From Uis, Namibia

R 464.00 ZAR
Natural Cobbed Watermelon Fluorite Specimens  x 7 From Uis, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Cobbed Watermelon Fluorite Specimens x 7 From Uis, Namibia

R 522.00 ZAR
Polished New

Polished New "Purple Haze" Fluorite In Yellow Calcite Standing Free Forms x 2 From Madagascar

R 694.00 ZAR
Polished Gemmy Emerald Green Fluorite Palm Stones  x 12 From Madagascar - TopRock

Polished Gemmy Emerald Green Fluorite Palm Stones x 12 From Madagascar

R 650.00 ZAR
Polished Large Green Emerald Fluorite Standing Free Forms  x 1 From Madagascar - TopRock

Polished Large Green Emerald Fluorite Standing Free Forms x 1 From Madagascar

R 1,002.00 ZAR
Polished Gemmy Green Fluorite Spheres  x 3 From Madagascar - TopRock

Polished Gemmy Green Fluorite Spheres x 3 From Madagascar

R 1,032.00 ZAR
Polished Gemmy Green Fluorite Palm Stones  x 12 From Madagascar - TopRock

Polished Gemmy Green Fluorite Palm Stones x 12 From Madagascar

R 766.00 ZAR
Polished Green Fluorite Palm Stones  x 12 From Madagascar - TopRock

Polished Green Fluorite Palm Stones x 12 From Madagascar

R 858.00 ZAR
Natural Stone Sealed Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces  x 15 From Uis, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Stone Sealed Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces x 15 From Uis, Namibia

R 483.00 ZAR
Natural Stone Sealed Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces  x 11 From Uis, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Stone Sealed Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces x 11 From Uis, Namibia

R 473.00 ZAR
Polished Half Polished Watermelon Fluorite Free Form Slabs  x 6 From Uis, Namibia - TopRock

Polished Half Polished Watermelon Fluorite Free Form Slabs x 6 From Uis, Namibia

R 886.00 ZAR
Polished Watermelon Fluorite Standing Free Forms / Slabs x 3 From Uis, Namibia - TopRock

Polished Watermelon Fluorite Standing Free Forms / Slabs x 3 From Uis, Namibia

R 793.00 ZAR
Polished Beautiful Watermelon Fluorite Pieces  x 4 From Uis, Namibia - TopRock

Polished Beautiful Watermelon Fluorite Pieces x 4 From Uis, Namibia

R 905.00 ZAR
Natural Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces x 12 From Uis, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Selected Watermelon Fluorite Cobbed Pieces x 12 From Uis, Namibia

R 742.00 ZAR

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