IMPRESSIVE FLOATING FLUORITE CRYSTALS (ON A SMALL CENTRAL MATRIX) FROM LA MOSCONA. VERY HIGH QUALITY PIECE, WITH ITS YELLOWISH OR CARAMELIZED SHADE OF WHICH THE TRANSPARENCY CAN BE OBSERVED. PIECE WITH DIFFERENT SHADES, WITH PLAYS OF LIGHT.
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.
