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Fluorite Mineral Data + |
General Fluorite Information |
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| CaF2 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 78.07 gm | |||
| Calcium 51.33 % Ca 71.83 % CaO | |||
| Fluorine 48.67 % F 48.67 % F | |||
| - % F -20.49 % -O=F2 | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| CaF2 | |||
| Low temperature vein deposits. | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric | |||
| Common world wide. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| Named after its composition containing fluorine (Latin, fluere = "to flow"). | |||
| Fluor Spar | |||
| ICSD 60559 | |||
| PDF 35-816 | |||
| Yttrocerite-Y | |||
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Fluorite Crystallography |
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| a = 5.463, Z = 4; V = 163.04 Den(Calc)= 3.18 | |||
| Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 1.931(1), 3.153(0.94), 1.647(0.35), | |||
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Physical Properties of Fluorite |
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| [111] Perfect, [111] Perfect, [111] Perfect | |||
| White, Yellow, Green, Red, Blue. | |||
| 3.01 - 3.25, Average = 3.13 | |||
| Transparent to subtranslucent | |||
| Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern. | |||
| Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals. | |||
| Disseminated - Occurs in small, distinct particles dispersed in matrix. | |||
| Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock. | |||
| 4 - Fluorite | |||
| Fluorescent, Short UV=blue, Long UV=blue. | |||
| Vitreous (Glassy) | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Fluorite |
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| CI meas= 0.204 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.216 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1362,KPDmeas= 0.1383,KC= 0.1737 |
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| Isotropic, n=1.433. | |||
Calculated Properties of Fluorite |
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relectron=3.05 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.00069 Boson Index = 0.99931 |
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PEFluorite = 6.67 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Fluorite is Not Radioactive |
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Fluorite Classification |
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| 9.2.1.1 (9)Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides | |||
| (9.2)where A (X)2 | |||
| (9.2.1)Dana Group | |||
| III/A.08-10 III - Halogenides | |||
| III/A - Simple Halogenides, without water Metal : Halogen = 1 : 2, 1 : 3 | |||
| III/A.08 - Fluorite series and related compounds | |||
Other Fluorite Information |
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| NAME( Emsley91) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Mason68) | |||
| Links to other databases for Fluorite : 1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 5 - Applied Mineralogy 6 -Athena 7 - CalTech Mineral Spectroscopy 8 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 9 - EUROmin Project 10 -Earthprints Interactive Photo Gallary 11 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn) 12 - Franklin Minerals(Palache) 13 - Glendale Community College 14 -Google Images 15 -Google Scholar 16 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 17 - HyperPhysics 18 -Illinois State Geological Survey 19 -MinDAT 20 -MinMax(Deutsch) 21 -MinMax(English) 22 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom 23 -Mineral of the Month 24 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 25 - Minerals of Wisconsin 26 - Philatelic Mineralogy 27 -QUT Mineral Atlas 28 - Scandinavian mineral gallery 29 - Thin Sections - Brock University 30 - Tradeshop.com - The Rainbow of Gems 31 - University of Manchester - Mineral Structure 32 -University of Minnesota 33 - WWW-MINCRYST 34 - YupRocks 35 -theimage 36 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Fluorite using: Visit our Advertisers for Fluorite : Translate Fluorite Mineral Data : Ask about Fluorite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Fluorite Specimen Label here :
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