Fluorite Green

Fluorite GreenFluorite 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

It is found in a wide range of shades from deep purple to pale violet and even pink

Species - Scyphocrinites elegans

Only known from a relatively small number of formations worldwide

from the middle Miocene around 12-16 million years ago

Amethyst has been sought after since ancient times as a gemstone and decorative object

Beautifully preserved on slabs of flat shale

fluorite specimens have been prized since ancient times and are now among the most popular minerals in the collecting world

It is found in many sites across the world

One of the most common minerals on earth

It has a very dramatic "head shield" which is often interpreted as a mechanism to help it stay on top of a soft ocean floor

the so-called “Benz” calcite comes from specific formations in Hubei

red and many other colors corresponding to their physical makeup and conditions when the mineral was formed