Fluorita
Fluorita is a mineral with formula CaF₂, in the Haluros group. This specimen comes from Mina El Hammam, Meknes, Fès-Meknès, Marruecos.
Description
Cubic crystals with barite overgrowths. Fluorescent.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0528
- Composition
- CaF₂
- Name
- Fluorita
- Group
- Haluros
- Associations
- Barita
- Mine
- Mina El Hammam
- District / Municipality
- Meknes
- Province
- Fès-Meknès
- Country
- Marruecos
- Etymology
- From the Latin 'fluere' (to flow), because of its low melting point and its use as a flux.
- Quality
- Buena
- Value trend
- Estable
Related specimens
- Goethita (Botroidal) — Marruecos
- Malaquita (Fibrosa) — Marruecos
- Vanadinita — Marruecos
- Eritrina (Punta de lanza) — Marruecos
- Eritrina (Acicular) — Marruecos
- Pirolusita (Pseudomorfa parcial tras manganita) — Marruecos
- Malaquita (Pseudomorfa tras Azurita) — Marruecos
- Fluorita — España