LARGE PIECE WITH GIANT FLUORITE CRYSTALS. IT IS NOT A PIECE OF HIGH CRYSTAL QUALITY BUT IF IT IS UNIQUE DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE CRYSTALS IN BERBES, IN THIS AREA LARGE SIZE CRYSTALS HAVE BEEN MADE BUT CONFIRM THAT FEW UNITS. WE CAN SEE THE GIANT QUARTZ CRYSTALS WITH SOME TOTALLY TRANSPARENT.
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.
