| The
range of colors shown by fluorite
is equaled by few other gemstones.
It may occur in beautiful cubic
crystals or as a massive crystalline
variety displaying banded or radiating
patterns. Although the stone is
somewhat soft for use as a normal
gemstone, it makes a beautiful and
very sought after collectors stone
that will enhance any connoisseurs
collection of gems.
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| Gemological
Information |
| Color
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Colorless,
Yellow, Brown, Green, Blue, Violet,
Pink |
| Refractive
Index: |
1.43 |
| Chemical
Composition: |
CaF2 |
| Hardness: |
4 |
| Density: |
3.18 |
| Crystal
Group: |
Cubic |
| Ocurrence: |
Namibia,
U.K., Switzerland, Nigeria, Switzerland,
Czechoslovakia, Canada, Poland, Italy,
Norway, Germany, U.S.A. |
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