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2.1" Light-Purple Cubic Fluorite Crystals - Morocco
This specimen of clear cubic fluorite crystals comes from Taourirt, Morocco. The crystals have sharp, well-defined edges with smooth faces. The reddish coloration is likely caused by iron oxide deposits.
This fluorite is mined in Morocco, at the El Hammam Mine near Meknès in the Fès-Meknès Region.
Fluorite is a halide mineral comprised of calcium and fluorine, CaF2. The word fluorite is from the Latin fluo, which means to flow. In 1852 fluorite gave its name to the phenomenon known as fluorescence, or the property of fluorite to glow a different color depending upon the bandwidth of the ultraviolet light it is exposed to. Fluorite occurs commonly in cubic, octahedral, and dodecahedral crystals in many different colors. These colors range from colorless and completely transparent to yellow, green, blue, purple, pink or black. Purples and greens tend to be the most common colors seen.
Fluorite is a halide mineral comprised of calcium and fluorine, CaF2. The word fluorite is from the Latin fluo, which means to flow. In 1852 fluorite gave its name to the phenomenon known as fluorescence, or the property of fluorite to glow a different color depending upon the bandwidth of the ultraviolet light it is exposed to. Fluorite occurs commonly in cubic, octahedral, and dodecahedral crystals in many different colors. These colors range from colorless and completely transparent to yellow, green, blue, purple, pink or black. Purples and greens tend to be the most common colors seen.
SPECIES
Fluorite, Barite & Quartz
LOCATION
Taourirt Mine, Taourirt, Morocco
SIZE
2.1 x 1.5", Largest cube 0.68"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#80322
