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Chemical formula
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CaF 2 |
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Crystalline system
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Cubic, Octahedron, Rhombododecahedron |
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Class
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halides |
| Origin | Hunan, China |
| Size |
Medium : 3.0-4.0 cm big : 4.0-5.0cm |
Massive Fluorite with green, colorless and purple bands.
In industry, fluorite is mainly used as a flux in the metallurgy of iron and steel.
It is used as a source of fluorine to obtain hydrofluoric acid and also to obtain insecticides, resins and plastics.
The piece you receive may differ slightly from the photo shown as the minerals are natural and no piece is identical. The size is approximate.