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Home > Gemstones Varieties / Natural Fluorite

Natural Fluorites Overview
Natural FluoriteThe crystals formed by mineral are cubes and octahebra, and are often twinned.

Fluorite may also be in massive, granular, and compact habits. It occurs in a great variety of colors, ranging from purple, green, colorless, white, and yellow, to pink, red, blue, and black. The streak is white.

Fluorite is a transparent to translucent mineral, and has a vitreous luster. If broken, its perfect octahedral cleavage produces triangular shapes on the corners of the cubic crystals.
Physical Properties
Color Colorless, all colors
Refractive Index 1.434
Chemistry Calcium, Fluolite
Hardness 4
Density 3.00-3.25
Crystal Group Cubic
Ocurrence Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Argentina, Burma, England, France, Namibia, Austria, Switzerland, USA
Fluorite Fluorite
Legend and Lore
It is said that Fluorite grounds and balances. Some believe that it may alter negative energy and help in activating universal energies and resolving Karmic issues.
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The pictures above only represents the general appearance of the Fluorite. Please note that the real Fluorites in our stock will be of varied shapes, color and sizes.


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