SPECTACULAR FLUORITE WITH CALCITE AND CHALCOPYRITE CRYSTALS OVER ITS ENTIRE BASE OR MATRIX. VERY BEAUTIFUL AND LARGE PIECE THAT CANNOT BE MISSING IN YOUR COLLECTION. YOU CAN SEE THE BEAUTY OF THE THREE TYPES OF MINERALS ON THIS SPECIMEN. THIS PIECE IS UNIQUE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND MORE EXAMPLES IN THE BERTA DE PAPIOL MINE, BARCELONA (CLOSED MINE). SIZE:
Fluorite is a group III mineral (halides) that according to the Strunz classification, formed the elements calcium and fluorine.
Its structure belongs to the cubic system, and it appears with a cubic, octahedral, and rhombododecahedral habit.
Fluorite has physical thermoluminescence and fluorescence properties.
In industry, it is mainly used in iron and steel metallurgy. It is used as a source of fluorine and hydrofluoric acid, also in the glazing of ceramics and in the manufacture of optical glasses.
The beauty of the specimens makes it a mineral much appreciated by museums and private collectors.
