Fluorita
Fluorita is a mineral with formula CaF, in the Haluros group. This specimen comes from Berbes, Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, España.
History of this specimen
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About Fluorita
Fluorite is calcium fluoride and typically crystallises in cubes. At Berbes it commonly occurs with baryte and quartz.
About the locality
Berbes, in Ribadesella (Asturias), is a classic fluorite locality known for violet and blue-purple specimens.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0646
- Composition
- CaF
- Name
- Fluorita
- Group
- Haluros
- Associations
- Barita
- Mine
- Berbes
- District / Municipality
- Berbes
- Province
- Ribadesella
- Region
- Asturias
- Country
- España
- Ex-collection
- Ángel Chachero
- Etymology
- From the Latin "fluere", "to flow", in reference to its historical use as a flux.
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- Analcima — España
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