Name/Title
FluoriteEntry/Object ID
2004.1.152Description
About Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
As a Commodity: Fluorite (Fluorspar)
Colour: Purple, lilac, golden-yellow, green, colourless, blue, pink, champagne, brown. See also https://www.mindat.org/mesg-631877.html
Lustre: Vitreous, Dull
Hardness: 4
Specific Gravity: 3.175 - 3.56
Crystal System: Isometric
Member of: Fluorite Group
Name: Named in 1797 by Carlo Antonio Galeani Napione from the Latin, fluere = "to flow" (for its use as a flux). The term fluorescence is derived from fluorite, which will often markedly exhibit this effect. The element fluorine also derives its name from fluorite, a major source of the element.Collection
Suomynona Mineral Collection, Suomynona CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2004.1Source or Donor
Suomynona Mineral CollectionAcquisition Method
DonationDimensions
Width
2 inDepth
3 inLength
4-1/2 inDimension Notes
Dimension taken at widest pointsLocation
Location
Display Case
DS-8Room
Delmar Smith HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
PermanentMoved By
Curtis GardnerDate
May 24, 2023Notes
Added current location
