Fluorite
Fluoriit, Fluoriitti, Fluorină, Fluorine, Fluorit, Fluorita, Fluoritas, Fluorīts, Fluoritt, Fluoryt, פלואוריט, Флюорит, فلورايت, 蛍石, 萤石
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: CaF2
Mineral class: halogenides Crystal system: cubic Mohs scale: 4 Density (g/cm3): 3.18 Refractive index: 1.433 – 1.435 Cleavage: perfect - poor Colors: colorless, white, yellow, orange, red, green, blue, violet Transparency: transparent - translucent Luster: vitreous Fluorescence: LW and SW UV: various colors, X-rays: green, blue, violet Pleochroism: - Largest crystal: 2 m? Deposits: worldwide Discovery / use: prehistoric 1st Description: 1565 Name: from the Latin word "fluere" (to flow) |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 6.6 x 5.6 x 4.3 cm Origin: Gibraltar Mine / Naica / Chihuahua / Mexiko Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 5.2 x 3.4 x 2.4 cm Origin: Aouli / Midelt / Morocco Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 7.2 x 5.2 x 2.4 cm Origin: Lozère / Languedoc-Roussillon / France Photo by kind permission of © www.fabreminerals.com |
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Fluorite
Weight: 14.22 ct Origin: Lozère / Languedoc-Roussillon / France Photo by kind permission of © www.palagems.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 10.0 x 6.2 x 5.8 cm Origin: Moscona Mine / Villabona / Asturias / Spain Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite
Size: 1.92 x 1.2 x 0.71 cm Weight: 14.41 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.ridderborg.se |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 4 x 3 cm Origin: Aouli / Morocco Photo by kind permission of © www.douglassminerals.com |
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Fluorite
Size: 3.1 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm Weight: 63.52 ct Origin: China Photo by kind permission of © www.ajsgem.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 9 cm Origin: Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.treasuremountainmining.com |
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Fluorite
Weight: 4.25 ct Origin: Cumberland / England Photo by kind permission of © www.palagems.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Origin: Göschenen / Uri / Switzerland Photo by kind permission of © www.mineralman.com |
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Fluorite
Size: 1.01 x 1.0 x 0.72 cm Weight: 5.30 ct Origin: Switzerland Photo by kind permission of © www.palagems.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 5.1 x 3.2 cm Origin: St. Gotthard / Uri / Switzerland Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite
Size: 0.63 cm Weight: 0.74 ct Origin: Switzerland Photo by kind permission of © Darlene Cobler |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 3.3 x 3.0 cm Origin: Huanzalá / Huanuco / Peru Photo by kind permission of © www.fabreminerals.com |
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Fluorite
Weight: 7.69 ct Origin: St. Gotthard / Switzerland Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com/ |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 7.1 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm Origin: Navidad Mine / Rodeo / Durango / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 2.6 cm Origin: Grant County Prospect / Bound Ranch Distr. / Grant County / New Mexico / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.rockeyecandy.com |
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Fluorite
Size: 1.20 x 0.92 cm Weight: 5.03 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.minclassics.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 11.0 x 9.7 x 5.8 cm Origin: Xianghuapu Mine / Xianghualing / Linwu / Chenzhou Prov. / Hunan / China Photo by kind permission of © www.crystal-treasure.com |
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Fluorite
Size: 2.02 cm Weight: 37.57 ct Origin: Mozambique Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 11.4 x 7.0 x 4.4 cm Origin: Xianghuapu Mine / Xianghualing / Linwu / Chenzhou Prov. / Hunan / China Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 5 x 4 x 4 cm Origin: Fluorite Mine / Ruyuan Distr. / Shaoguan Pref. / Guangdong Prov. / China Photo by kind permission of © www.webmineralshop.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 13 x 18 cm Origin: William Wise Mine / Westmoreland / New Hampshire / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.exceptionalminerals.com |
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Fluorite
Size: 1.0 x 0.72 cm Weight: 2.10 ct Origin: England / Great Britain Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com |
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Fluorite Pendant
Weight: 23 ct Origin: William Wise Mine / Westmoreland / New Hampshire / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.treasuremountainmining.com |
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Fluorite
Size: 1.89 x 1.89 cm Weight: 34.63 ct Origin: Colombia Photo by kind permission of © www.rarestone.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 8.6 x 7.0 x 6.0 cm Origin: Riemvasmaak / Northern Cape Prov. / South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 11 x 9 x 3 cm Origin: Erongo Mts. / Usakos and Omaruru Distr. / Erongo / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © Luca & Fabrizio Ferrero |
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Fluorite
Weight: 4.19 ct Size: 1.13 x 0.93 x 0.67 cm Origin: Rogerley Mine / Weardale Distr. / Durham County / United Kingdom Photo by kind permission of © http://earthstreas.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Height: 9.5 cm Origin: Riemvasmaak / Northern Cape Prov. / South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.treasuremountainmining.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 8.8 x 5.4 x 4.2 cm Origin: El Hamman / Meknes / Morocco Photo by kind permission of © www.fabreminerals.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 2.7 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm Origin: Cavnic / Maramures / Romania Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite
Size: 1.92 x 1.65 x 1.09 cm Weight: 24.55 ct Origin: Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © www.ridderborg.se |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 8.0 x 6.3 cm Origin: El Hamman / Meknes / Morocco Photo by kind permission of © Peter Seroka |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 7.2 x 6.2 x 5.5 cm Origin: Blanchard Mine / Bingham / Socorro County / New Mexico / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite Mineral with Calcite
Size: 5.8 x 4.0 cm Origin: Minerva Mine / Hardin County / Illinois / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.exceptionalminerals.com |
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Fluorite
Size: 1.61 x 1.61 x 1.07 cm Weight: 21.61 ct Origin: Morocco Photo by kind permission of © www.palagems.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 9.0 x 8.5 x 7.5 cm Origin: Xianghuapu Mine / Xianghualing / Linwu / Chenzhou Prov. / Hunan / China Photo by kind permission of © www.fabreminerals.com |
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Fluorite
Size: 2.64 x 2.64 x 1.78 cm Weight: 81.85 ct Origin: Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.gemselect.com |
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Fluorite Ring
Fluorite: 14.76 ct, 1.80 x 1.30 cm, China Silver: Sterling Silver, 925/1000 Photo by kind permission of © www.africagems.com |
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Fluorite Ring
Fluorite: 26 ct, 2.0 x 1.5 cm, China Silver: Sterling Silver, 925/1000 Photo by kind permission of © www.africagems.com |
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Fluorite Mineral on Sphalerite
Size: 5.5 x 5.2 x 2.7 cm Origin: Elmwood Mine / Carthage / Smith County / Tennessee / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.minclassics.com |
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Fluorite
Weight: 7.84 ct Origin: Illinois / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.treasuremountainmining.com |
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Fluorite Mineral with Barite, on Sphalerite
Size: 4.2 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm Origin: Elmwood Mine / Carthage / Smith County / Tennessee / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.minclassics.com |
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Fluorite
Size: 2.30 x 1.35 cm Weight: 32.24 ct Origin: Seilles / Belgium Photo by kind permission of © www.rarestone.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Origin: Elmwood Mine / Carthage / Smith County / Tennessee / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.exceptionalminerals.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size of the crystal: 0.3 cm Origin: Bois le Duc / Foisches / Givet / Ardennes / Champagne-Ardenne / France Photo by kind permission of © Harjo Neutkens |
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Fluorite
Size: 1.38 x 1.01 x 0.67 cm Weight: 7.4 ct Origin: China Photo by kind permission of © www.ajsgem.com |
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Fluorite
Size: 1.61 x 1.61 cm Weight: 21.76 ct Origin: Illinois / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.rarestone.com |
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Fluorite Mineral
Size: 11.9 x 11.9 x 3.9 cm Origin: Shangbao Pyrite Mine / Leiyang County / Hengyang Pref. / Hunan / China Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite Mineral in UV Light
Size: 6 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm Origin: Gilgit / Gilgit-Baltistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite Mineral in UV Light
Size: 15.9 x 10.4 x 6.8 cm Origin: Alston Moor / Cumbria / England Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite bicolor
Size: 1.93 x 1.9 x 0.95 cm Weight: 18.47 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.ridderborg.se |
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Fluorite bicolor
Size: 1.54 x 1.11 x 0.85 cm Weight: 11.29 ct Origin: China Photo by kind permission of © www.ajsgem.com |
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Fluorite bicolor
Size: 1.09 x 1.01 cm Weight: 6.36 ct Origin: France Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com |
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Fluorite Mineral bicolor
Size: 1.8 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm Origin: Stoneco Auglaize Quarry / Junction / Paulding County / Ohio / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite bicolor
Size: 2.80 x 1.35 cm Weight: 44.37 ct Origin: Illinois / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.rarestone.com |
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Fluorite bicolor
Size: 1.56 x 0.83 cm Weight: 6.76 ct Origin: Colombia Photo by kind permission of © www.ke4gems.com |
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Fluorite bicolor
Size: 2.50 x 2 x 1.34 cm Weight: 36.74 ct Origin: Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.gemselect.com |
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Fluorite multicolor
Size: 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.0 cm Weight: 33.30 ct Origin: Argentina Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Fluorite Mineral multicolor
Length of the slice: 15 cm Origin: Argentina Photo by kind permission of © www.treasuremountainmining.com |
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Fluorite multicolor
Weight: 23.79 ct Origin: Argentina Photo by kind permission of © www.edelsteine.at |
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Fluorite multicolor
Weight: 67.98 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.online-edelstein.de |
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Fluorite multicolor
Weight: 67.76 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.online-edelstein.de |
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Fluorite Mineral multicolor
Length of the slice: 19.5 cm Origin: China Photo by kind permission of © www.treasuremountainmining.com |
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Fluorite Mineral multicolor
Size: 7.9 x 5.9 x 5.4 cm Origin: Okorusu Mine / Otjiwarongo Distr. / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite multicolor
Size: 3.0 x 2.20 x 0.77 cm Weight: 55.61 ct Origin: Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.gemselect.com |
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Fluorite Mineral multicolor
Size: 7.9 x 6.2 x 5.7 cm Origin: Minerva No.1 Mine / Cave-in-Rock / Hardin County / Illinois / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite Mineral multicolor
Size: 4 x 3 x 4 cm Origin: Minerva No.1 Mine / Cave-in-Rock / Hardin County / Illinois / USA Photo by kind permission of © Sarah Sudcowsky |
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Fluorite Mineral multicolor
Size: 5.0 x 7.0 cm Origin: Minerva No.1 Mine / Cave-in-Rock / Hardin County / Illinois / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite Mineral multicolor
Image width: 0.8 cm Origin: Bois Duc / Foisches / Givet / Ardennes Mts. / France Photo by kind permission of © Harjo Neutkens |
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Fluorite color change
Weight: 3.01 ct Origin: Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Fluorite color change
Weight: 4.24 ct Origin: Horombe / Madagascar Photo by kind permission of © www.wildfishgems.com |
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Fluorite color change
Size: 1.77 x 1.30 x 0.94 cm Weight: 15.42 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.ajsgem.com |
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Fluorite color change
Size: 1.61 x 1.21 x 0.88 cm Weight: 11.63 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.ajsgem.com |
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Fluorite color change
Size: 2,3 cm Weight: 43.71 ct Origin: Morocco Photo by kind permission of © www.ke4gems.com |
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