China: Maintaining its position as the world’s largest fluorspar producer, China contributed approximately 3.8 million metric tons in 2024. However, the country’s production faced constraints […]
Month: March 2025
Colors of Fluorspar
Fluorite is allochromatic, meaning that it can be tinted with elemental impurities. Fluorite comes in a wide range of colors and has consequently been dubbed […]
Occurrence and mining fluorspar
Fluorite forms as a late-crystallizing mineral in felsic igneous rocks typically through hydrothermal activity.[15] It is particularly common in granitic pegmatites. It may occur as […]
Chemical Structure of Fluorspar
Fluorite crystallizes in a cubic motif. Crystal twinning is common and adds complexity to the observed crystal habits. Fluorite has four perfect cleavage planes that […]
History and etymology of Fluorspar
The word fluorite is derived from the Latin verb fluere, meaning to flow. The mineral is used as a flux in iron smelting to decrease […]
Fluorite. Not to be confused with Fluoride.
Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is the mineral form of calcium fluoride, CaF2. It belongs to the halide minerals. It crystallizes in isometric cubic habit, although […]
Fluorspar price to impact refrigerants
The price of fluorspar, a mineral from which the HFC component hydrofluoric acid is produced, has hit a four-year high in the home of the […]
Ares Strategic Mining Acquires Heavy Mining Equipment to Advance Fluorspar Project
Ares has procured essential heavy mining equipment to progress its flagship fluorspar project in the United States. This acquisition reinforces Ares’ position as a key […]
Incentives, investments in tech, infra must for developing India’s critical mineral sector: GTRI
Measures such as fiscal incentives, investments in technology and infrastructure, mining operations abroad and conducive regulatory environment are a must for developing India’s critical mineral […]
Fluorspar
Highlights Mongolia is the third biggest producer of fluorspar in the world after China and Mexico, and fourth in the world with its fluorspar reserves. […]
