SPECTACULAR FLUORITE WITH QUARTZ CRYSTALS AND A LARGE CALCITE CRYSTAL. PIECE WITH VERY SPECTACULAR CRYSTALLIZATION WITH VARIOUS SHADES OF COLOR OF THE QUARTZ CRYSTALS AND PINE CONES MIXED WITH THE FLUORITE. VERY GOOD QUALITY OF THIS PIECE THAT CANNOT BE MISSING IN YOUR COLLECTION
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.
