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Fluorite

Fluorite is a colorful mineral that comes in many shades like purple, green, and blue. It is often used to make beautiful jewelry and decorations.

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The Fluorite is a truly rainbow mineral, often found in vibrant shades of purple, green, blue, and yellow, sometimes even clear. It commonly forms beautiful cubic crystals, which can sometimes appear layered with different colors, making each specimen unique.

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Fluorite

Kategorie

Mineral

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Fluorite gets its name from the Latin word "fluere," meaning "to flow," due to its use as a flux.

It was once carved into fancy cups by ancient Romans, who believed it added a special flavor to drinks!

Some fluorite crystals show "color zoning," where different colored bands grow inside each other like rings.

This mineral is essential for making special lenses in microscopes and telescopes due to its optical properties.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Glow Power!

Fluorite can glow brightly under ultraviolet light because it absorbs UV and re-emits it as visible light.

Fähigkeit

Perfect Split!

Fluorite has perfect octahedral cleavage, meaning it can split into beautiful eight-sided shapes when hit correctly.

Fähigkeit

Super Strength Builder!

Fluorite helps make strong steel and useful hydrofluoric acid because it contains fluorine, a very reactive element.

Maße und Details

Color Range
purple, green, blue, yellow, pink, clear
Hardness
4
Luster
vitreous
Specific Gravity
3.18
Crystal System
cubic

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Fluorspar

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Fluorite is safe to handle, but it's best to wash your hands after touching it.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das color Range von Fluorite?

purple, green, blue, yellow, pink, clear

Was ist der/die/das hardness von Fluorite?

4

Was ist der/die/das luster von Fluorite?

vitreous

Was ist der/die/das specific Gravity von Fluorite?

3.18

Was ist der/die/das crystal System von Fluorite?

cubic

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