Fluorite

FluoriteFluorite 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 a relatively soft mineral

from prismatic crystals to fibrous wisps

It rarely occurs in crystal form but is often found in botryoidal or fibrous formations

the slight yellow tint of which perfectly highlights the sea green crystals

5" Weight- 16

As mineral specimen stibnite crystals form intricate and almost otherworldly shapes

Stibnite is a remarkable metallic mineral in the sulfide class that often forms impressive

which means it naturally occurs in its metallic form

Pipefish are a widespread group of tropical marine and freshwater fish most closely related to the more well-known seahorses

silky and lustrous texture of these fibrous Malachite specimens combined with the incredibly rich color make them deservedly popular among collectors

it is largely mined as an industrial ore across the globe

These unique