Natural Fluorites Overview
The 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 |
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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