Fluorite - creates a wonderful mood - colorful and delicate, with incredible color combinations! Fluorite is a favorite of mineral collectors. The variety of colors and cubic shape of the samples evoke constant aesthetic pleasure.
Fluorite is interesting because it is not a rock, but a solid substance. Fluorite is calcium fluoride CaF 2 and belongs to the halides. Typical fluorite colors range from light to dark transparency.
This is what a raw piece of rainbow fluorite looks like:
Small pieces of different shades:
And this is a slice that reveals the banded pattern of the mineral
In sunlight, fluorite cuts look spectacular and truly give an unforgettable experience!
Fluorite in the form of a ball is not as colorful as a cut, but is loved by collectors.
Rainbow fluorite is commonly found in hydrothermal veins, which form when hot water and dissolved minerals rise through the Earth's crust. Hot water and minerals interact with the surrounding rocks, and as a result of this interaction, fluorite crystals are formed.
How does such a miracle happen? Beautiful arrangement of stripes, as if an unknown artist carefully selected a range of colors and created synchronized stripes...
- Fluorite is a mineral consisting of calcium and fluorine. It is a common mineral that can be found in various rocks and minerals.
- When fluorite crystals are exposed to trace amounts of certain elements such as manganese, uranium and thorium, these elements can be incorporated into the crystal structure.
- These elements absorb ultraviolet light and emit it as visible light. This is why rainbow fluorite glows with all the colors of the rainbow when exposed to ultraviolet light.
Rainbow fluorite is found in many parts of the world. Some of the most common deposits of rainbow fluorite are found in South Africa, Russia and parts of the United States of America, China.
Huge fluorites at the Tucson Mineral Show!
And, of course, such fertile material is used by master carvers; see the gallery of funny figurines made from rainbow fluorite:
I hope you are impressed by the joyful fluorite!
