Fluorite Mixed on Matrix Minerals and Gems but most specimens have vivid

but most specimens have vivid color due to various impurities and are often fluorescent

Fluorite has long been used as a gemstone and is increasingly popular in the market

and blues as well as the more commonly encountered clear or pale white

and as a precious metal for thousands of years

Fluorite Mixed on Matrix Minerals and Gems but most specimens have vividFluorite is one of the most variable of all crystalline minerals, occurring in shades of blue, green, purple, red and many other colors corresponding to their physical makeup and conditions when the mineral was formed. The name fluorite comes from its use as a flux, or chemical cleaning agent, in iron smelting and other metallurgy. Pure fluorite is clear, but most specimens have vivid color due to various impurities and are often fluorescent. With a