Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is a halide mineral composed of calcium fluoride, CaF2.
Fluorite may occur as a vein deposit where it often forms a part of the gangue
(the surrounding "host-rock" in which valuable minerals occur) and may be
associated with sphalerite, barite, quartz, and calcite.
Fluorite is a widely occurring mineral which is found in large deposits in many areas.
Notable deposits occur in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, England, Norway, Mexico,
and both Ontario and Newfoundland in Canada. In the United States, deposits are
found in Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois, Kentucky, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Ohio,
New Hampshire, New York, Alaska and Texas.
Fluorite may occur as a vein deposit where it often forms a part of the gangue
(the surrounding "host-rock" in which valuable minerals occur) and may be
associated with sphalerite, barite, quartz, and calcite.
Fluorite is a widely occurring mineral which is found in large deposits in many areas.
Notable deposits occur in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, England, Norway, Mexico,
and both Ontario and Newfoundland in Canada. In the United States, deposits are
found in Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois, Kentucky, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Ohio,
New Hampshire, New York, Alaska and Texas.
CaF2
Molecular Weight = 78.07 gm
Calcium 51.33 % Ca 71.83 % CaO
Fluorine 48.67 % F 48.67 % F
- % F -20.49 % -O=F2
______ ______
100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Molecular Weight = 78.07 gm
Calcium 51.33 % Ca 71.83 % CaO
Fluorine 48.67 % F 48.67 % F
- % F -20.49 % -O=F2
______ ______
100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Lustre: Vitreous
Diapheny: Transparent
Colour: White, yellow, green, red, or blue
Streak: White
Hardness (Mohs') 4
Tenacity: Brittle
Cleavage: Perfect
Perfect on {111}, very easy
Fracture: Irregular/Uneven,Splintery
Density (measured): 3.18 - 3.6 g/cm3
Density (calculated): 3.181 g/cm3
Diapheny: Transparent
Colour: White, yellow, green, red, or blue
Streak: White
Hardness (Mohs') 4
Tenacity: Brittle
Cleavage: Perfect
Perfect on {111}, very easy
Fracture: Irregular/Uneven,Splintery
Density (measured): 3.18 - 3.6 g/cm3
Density (calculated): 3.181 g/cm3
Fluorite, or calcium fluoride (CaF2), is a simple halide commonly occurring as a glassy, hued, vein in a variety of mineral environments. It is commonly found in metallic hydrothermal deposits associated with lead, silver, galena, sphalerite, cobalt and other economic minerals. It also occurs in cavities of pegmatites,
in hot-springs areas and in sedimentary rocks, primarily limestones that
have been permeated by aqueous fluoride.
in hot-springs areas and in sedimentary rocks, primarily limestones that
have been permeated by aqueous fluoride.
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