BEAUTIFUL AND SPECTACULAR FLUORITE WITH BARITE WITH SPECKLES OF DOLOMITE ON THE BARITE FROM THE EMILIO DE ASTURIAS MINE. FLUORITE CRYSTALS WITH BEVELLED FORMATION (ATYPICAL OF THIS AREA) AND TOTALLY TRANSPARENT MIXED WITH BARITE AND DOLOMITE BRUSHES. VERY GOOD PIECE FOR COLLECTORS. PIECE THAT CANNOT BE MISSING IN YOUR COLLECTION
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.
