WE PRESENT YOU THIS SPECTACULAR FLUORITE MIXED WITH BARITA CRYSTALS FROM THE BERBES AREA. VERY HIGH QUALITY PIECE. WE CAN OBSERVE THE CRYSTAL PERFECTION OF THE FLUORITE WITH PERFECT AND WHOLE CUBES AND OF DIFFERENT SHADES FROM THE TYPICAL COLOR TO A TRANSPARENT AT THE TIPS. WE CAN ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE CRYSTALIZATION OF THE BAR AND THE LARGE SIZE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE PIECE. PIECE OF PRIVATE COLLECTION THAT NOW WE PUT ON SALE,
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.