fluorita

Also known as fluorspar, CaF2

Fluorite (also called fluorspar) 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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Fluorite is a naturally occurring mineral made of calcium and fluoride that typically forms cube-shaped crystals. It's used in various industrial applications and is valued by collectors and scientists for its distinct crystalline structure.

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Within Vinony's link graph, fluorita is referenced by 800 other articles, and connects out to fluorine, ultraviolet radiation and Mohs scale of mineral hardness.

Vinony files it under Cubic minerals, Evaporite and Fluorine minerals.

Its subject is documented across 64 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Mineral.name: Fluorite
Mineral.category: Halide mineral
Mineral.boxbgcolor: 305c3c
Mineral.boxtextcolor: fff
Mineral.image: 3192M-fluorite1.jpg
Mineral.imagesize: 260px
Mineral.caption: Deep green isolated fluorite crystal resembling a truncated octahedron, set upon a micaceous matrix, from Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia (overall size: 50 mm × 27 mm, crystal size: 19 mm wide, 30 g)
Mineral.formula: CaF2
Mineral.IMAsymbol: Flr
Mineral.strunz: 3.AB.25
Mineral.system: Isometric
Mineral.class: Hexoctahedral (mm) H–M symbol: (4/m 2/m) (cF12)
Mineral.symmetry: Fmm (No. 225)
Mineral.unit cell: a = 5.4626 Å; Z = 4
Mineral.color: Colorless, although samples are often deeply colored owing to impurities; Purple, lilac, golden-yellow, green, blue, pink, champagne, brown.
Mineral.habit: Well-formed coarse sized crystals; also nodular, botryoidal, rarely columnar or fibrous; granular, massive
Mineral.twinning: Common on {111}, interpenetrant, flattened
Mineral.cleavage: Octahedral, perfect on {111}, parting on {011}

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: halide class of minerals
Has part: calcium fluoride
Named after: fluid flow
Image: Fluorite crystals 270x444.jpg

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color: gold
Mohs' hardness: 4
Commons category: Fluorite
streak color: white
crystal system: cubic crystal system
chemical formula: CaF₂
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 3.AB.25
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 3.AB.25
topic's main category: Category:Fluorite
type locality (geology): Jáchymov
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): III/A.07
IMA Mineral Symbol: Flr

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Article · Português

A fluorita (português brasileiro) ou fluorite (português europeu) é um mineral comum, cujo nome provém do latim fluere devido à sua fácil fusão; é composto basicamente de fluoreto de cálcio (CaF2) usualmente encontrada em cristais cúbicos (sendo frequente também o hábito octaédrico), transparentes a translúcidos, de cor muito variável, com clivagem perfeita. Apresenta brilho vítreo, densidade relativa 3.18. É o quarto termo da Escala de Mohs de dureza, tendo dureza igual a 4. São frequentes maclas de interpenetração. Este mineral não reage com HCl,ou seja, não ocorre efervescência.

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