Fluorite has long been used as a gemstone and is increasingly popular in the market as both natural specimens and cut gems
large calcite crystals and the dusting of fine gold from the pyrite is unique to specimens from this specific region of China and have not been found anywhere else
and other materials all originating from the Yindu Mine in Inner Mongolia
It is found in many sites across the world
These incredible collector’s pieces – each one of a kind – feature massive semitransparent calcite crystals
Fluorite Cubes on Matrix Calcite Fluorite has long been usedFluorite is one of the most variable of all crystalline minerals, occurring in shades of blue, green, purple, red and many other colors corresponding to their physical makeup and conditions when the mineral was formed. The name fluorite comes from its use as a flux, or chemical cleaning agent, in iron smelting and other metallurgy. Pure fluorite is clear, but most specimens have vivid color due to various impurities and are often fluorescent. With a