SAMPLE OF FLUORITE IN MATRIX FROM LA COLLADA. SAMPLE OF THE FEW THAT REMAIN WHEN THE AREA IS DEFINITELY CLOSED. TYPICAL CRYSTALLIZATION OF THE FLUORITES FROM LA COLLADA, WITH THEIR SHAPE AND COLOR OF THE CRYSTALS.
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.
