SPECTACULAR FLUORITE CRYSTAL TOTALLY TRANSPARENT WITH TWIN WITH THE TYPICAL TONE OF BERBES. PERFECT FLUORITE CRYSTAL WITH CARAMELED CALCITE CRYSTALS ON THE TOP OF THE MATRIX. CHEAPER PRICE OF THIS PIECE BECAUSE OF HAVING A FRONTAL FRACTURE THAT DOES NOT AFFECT THE GLASS BUT IF THE PIECE. VERY GOOD COLLECTION PIECE.
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.
