Fluorite Phantom

Fluorite PhantomFluorite 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

Brittle Starfish

Fluorite crystals are well shaped

delicate crystalline formations

from fine crystal to botryoidal (spherical/nodular)

In the underground world they can form vast formations in awe-inspiring shapes and colors

flat barite crystals arranged in densely packed rosettes in hues of rose

copper has been used by humans as ornamentation

These well preserved and larger-sized fossils originate from the Monterey Formation in California

Incredible specimens of natural uncut aquamarine from Mount Little Xuebaoding in Sichuan

dating back as far as 32

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

Amber is the fossilized resinous tree sap from conifer trees