IMPRESSIVE PIECE FROM THE EMILIO MINE AREA WITH A NUMBER OF FIRST QUALITY INTERMIXED MINERALS. FIRST WE OBSERVE THE MATRIX MINERAL WHICH IS FULLY TRANSPARENT FLUORITE, SECOND WE CAN SEE ORANGE DOLOMITE CRYSTALS WHICH MAKES THIS PIECE A HIGH QUALITY PIECE AND ON THE FLUORITE CRYSTALS WE CAN SEE MINI CALCITE CRYSTALS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE MATRIX. IN THE BACK THERE ARE MORE FLUORITE CRYSTALS THAT IN ITS INTERIOR WE CAN SEE SPECKLES OF OIL. COLLECTOR'S PIECE
Fluorite is a mineral of group III (halides) that, according to the Strunz classification, forms the elements calcium and fluorine.
Its structure belongs to the cubic system, and it appears with cubic, octahedral and rhombododecahedral habit.
Fluorite presents physical properties of thermoluminescence and fluorescence.
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 highly appreciated mineral by museums and private collectors.
