Fluorite Mixed on Matrix UV Named for the Greek word

Named for the Greek word for “heavy”

Aquamarine has a hexagonal crystal structure and is highly prismatic

where some truly impressive specimens like this very rarely emerge from the mines

petrified wood is not wood at all but rather the fossilized remnants of trees from millions of years ago

Fluorite Mixed on Matrix UV Named for the Greek wordFluorite 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