Fluorite
These examples of fluorite are on display at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Fluorite is CaF2. The sample at left below is about 3 cm across and is from Cumbria, England. The sample at right below is 12-15cm across and is from the Ohara, Oita, Japan.
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Fluorite crystals on a base of calcite at right. Below is a 2x2 cm crystal from Beililfe mine, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany.
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Fluorite crystals on a base of calcite.
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The sample above and the closer view at right are described as fluorite with barite. The sample is about 10x6 cm and is from Cave in Rock, Illinois.
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This sample of fluorite is about 4x7 cm and is from Crystal mine, Hardin County, Illinois.
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Fluorite with pyrite. The sample is about 6x6 cm and is from Huanzala, Peru.
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This sample of fluorite is about 13x13 cm and is from Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. It is described as fluorite with galena.
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This is another example of fluorite with galena. The sample is about 10x10 cm and is from Cumbria, England.
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This is fluorite formed with quartz from Leiyang, Hunan, China. This is the top portion of a sample which measured about 12x20 cm.
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This sample of fluorite is about 18x16 cm .
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Fluorite crystal formation about 10x6 cm from Puy de Dome, France.
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An 8x12 cm collection of crystals from Beililfe mine, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany.
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An 8x8 cm sample of fluorite with quartz from Galenstock, Uri, Switzerland.
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