A mesmerizing piece of Rainbow fluorite.
A mesmerizing piece of Rainbow fluorite 
Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is the mineral form of calcium fluoride. Pure fluorite is colourless and transparent, both in visible and ultraviolet light, but it shows as a colorful mineral due to impurities. Rainbow Fluorite displays a combination of colors inherent in Fluorite crystals, such as purple, blue, green, clear and yellow, in one colorful crystal. It appears striped, and ranges from transparent to opaque. Forget rubies, garnets and sapphires. Fluorite may be the world's most colourful mineral, because of the enormous range of brilliant and even iridescent Colors it displays.
The funny thing is, pure fluorite crystals are transparent.
Fluorite is the mineral form of calcium fluoride,CaF2. It belongs to the halide minerals. It crystallizes in isometric cubic habit, although octahedral and more complex isometric forms are not uncommon.
Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is the mineral form of calcium fluoride. Pure fluorite is colourless and transparent, both in visible and ultraviolet light, but it shows as a colorful mineral due to impurities. Rainbow Fluorite displays a combination of colors inherent in Fluorite crystals, such as purple, blue, green, clear and yellow, in one colorful crystal. It appears striped, and ranges from transparent to opaque. Forget rubies, garnets and sapphires. Fluorite may be the world's most colourful mineral, because of the enormous range of brilliant and even iridescent Colors it displays.
The funny thing is, pure fluorite crystals are transparent.
Fluorite is the mineral form of calcium fluoride,CaF2. It belongs to the halide minerals. It crystallizes in isometric cubic habit, although octahedral and more complex isometric forms are not uncommon.
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23 September 2023
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