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| Name: | Fluorite Flr |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #20: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Guangxi, China  #101: Calcite / Marcasite / Fluorite Morocco  #141: Fluorite Mexico  #142: Fluorite Weishan Ree Mine, Weishan Co. Shandang Prov., China  #143: Fluorite / Pyrite / Quartz  #144: Fluorite / Pyrite / Quartz  #145: Fluorite / Quartz Fujian, China  #161: Fluorite Clay Center, Ohio, USA  #289: Fluorite Cave-In Rock, Illinois, USA  #306: Fluorite Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain  #307: Fluorite Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain  #379: Fluorite China  #415: Calcite var. Dogtooth ps. w/ Fluorite Octohedra Black Knife Mine, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA  #432: Fluorite Hidden Forest Pocket, Diana Maria Mine, Durham, England, United Kingdom  #433: Fluorite Erongo, Namibia  #434: Fluorite Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico  #436: Calcite var. Dogtooth ps. w/ Fluorite Octohedra Black Knife Mine, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA  #445: Calcite / Fluorite Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain  #480: Fluorite Yindu Mine, Inner Mongolia, China  #505: Beryl var. Goshenite / Fluorite Erongo, Namibia  #510: Fluorite Pakistan  #511: Fluorite Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico  #512: Fluorite Morocco  #532: Fluorite / Dolomite Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain  #533: Fluorite Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain  #535: Fluorite Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain  #536: Fluorite Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain  #537: Fluorite Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain  #577: Wulfenite / Fluorite Cholla Cat Claim, La Paz, Arizona, USA  #578: Fluorite Diana Maria Mine, Durham, England, United Kingdom  #579: Fluorite Lady Annabella Mine, Durham, England, United Kingdom  #597: Fluorite Madagascar  #626: Fluorite / Calcite Emilio Mines, Asturias, Spain  #627: Fluorite Mont St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada  #629: Fluorite Madagascar  #704: Fluorite Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico  #716: Fluorite Chihuahua, Mexico  #734: Fluorite Xianghualing Mine, Hunan, China  #741: Fluorite Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain  #743: Fluorite Berbes mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain  #744: Fluorite El Papiol, Barcelona, Spain  #749: Fluorite Yindu Mine, Inner Mongolia, China  #754: Fluorite / Quartz El Hammam Mine, Khemisset Prov., Morocco  #755: Fluorite Choir Area, Gobi desert, Mongolia  #822: Fluorite Fujian, China  #823: Fluorite Xianghualing Mine, Hunan, China  #842: Fluorite Choir Area, Gobi desert, Mongolia  #884: Fluorite & Chalcedony Choir Area, Gobi desert, Mongolia  #917: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #918: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #919: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #920: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #921: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #922: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #923: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #924: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #925: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #926: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #927: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #928: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #929: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #930: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #931: Rhodochrosite / Fluorite Wutong, Guangxi, China  #936: Fluorite Yindu Mine, Inner Mongolia, China  #937: Fluorite Yindu Mine, Inner Mongolia, China  #938: Fluorite Yindu Mine, Inner Mongolia, China  #946: Fluorite Yindu Mine, Inner Mongolia, China  #947: Fluorite Yindu Mine, Inner Mongolia, China  #1134: Fluorite var. Green / Purple (Tumbled)  #1135: Fluorite var. Rainbow (Tumbled)  #1148: Fluorite / Hyalite Erongo, Namibia  #1236: Fluorite / Calcite Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico  #1255: Fluorite var. Iridescent Stoneco White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Ohio, USA  #1258: Fluorite Madagascar  #1267: Fluorite Spain  #1374: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1375: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1376: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1377: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1378: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1379: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1380: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1382: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, D Pit, Namibia  #1383: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1384: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1385: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1386: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1387: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1388: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1389: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1390: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, C Pit, 7th of December Pocket, Namibia  #1391: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1392: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1393: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1394: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1395: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1397: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1398: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1399: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1400: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1401: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1402: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1403: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1404: Fluorite 7th of December Pocket, C pit, Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1406: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1407: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1409: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1411: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1412: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1413: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1414: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, D Pit, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1415: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, D Pit, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1416: Fluorite Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia  #1424: Fluorite / Quartz / Schorl / Mica Erongo, Namibia  #1425: Fluorite / Quartz / Pyrite Huanzala Mine, Peru  #1429: Fluorite Riemvasmaak, South Africa  #1430: Fluorite Truffle Pig Pocket, Weardale, Diana Maria Mine, UK  #1431: Fluorite Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA  #1487: Wulfenite / Fluorite Cholla Cat Claim, La Paz, Arizona, USA  #1488: Wulfenite / Fluorite Cholla Cat Claim, La Paz, Arizona, USA  #1495: Fluorite / Pyrite / Galena Milpo mine, Atacocha mining district, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco province, Pasco, Peru  #1506: Fluorite La Florita Dulcita Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USA  #1514: Fluorite Superior Mine, Nigeria  #1523: Fluorite Loralai, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| IMA Chemistry: | CaF2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Fluorite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Fluorine (F) |
| Country of Type Locality: | unknown |
| Year First Published: | 1530 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Agricola G (1530) Fluores, in Bermannus, Sive De Re Metallica, ædibus Frobenianis (Basel) 125-127 |
| Structural Group Name: | Fluorite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 4.0 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.306 |
| Dispersion: | 0.006999999999999999 |
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