Fluorite or fluorspar is a mineral gemstone. Its wide range of colors includes the popular purple, blue, green, and yellow. It also comes in colorless, brown, pink, black and a rare reddish orange. On Mohs??? scale of hardness, fluorite is 4, making it virtually unusable for jewelry but perfect for collectors. It has a glassy luster and sources include England (Cumberland), Spain, China, Morocco, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada, Naica (in Chihuahua, Mexico) Germany, United Stated (Elmwood, TN; Rosiclare, IL; Fort Wayne, IN; Pugh Quarry and Wood Country, OH; Nancy Hanks Mine, CO).
Color
Fluorite's wide range of colors includes the popular purple, blue, green, and yellow. It also comes in colorless, brown, pink, black and a rare reddish orange.
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