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 […]
Category: Fluorspar Knowledge
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 […]
