22207 - Top Pale Blue Fluorite Crystals on Matrix Hameda Fluorite Mine South Morocco Mammites nodosoides They are often stalactitic in

They are often stalactitic in form

It has been cleaned and prepared to unearth it from its natural carbonaceous matrix

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22207 - Top Pale Blue Fluorite Crystals on Matrix Hameda Fluorite Mine South Morocco Mammites nodosoides They are often stalactitic inFluorite (also called fluorspar) is the mineral form of calcium fluoride, CaF2. It belongs to the halide minerals. It crystallizes in isometric cubic habit, although octahedral and more complex isometric forms are not uncommon. Fluorite is a colorful mineral, both in visible and ultraviolet light, and the stone has ornamental and lapidary uses. Industrially, fluorite is used as a flux for smelting, and in the production of certain glasses and enamels.