FLUORITE IS A NATURAL MINERAL, COMPOSED OF CALCIUM AND FLUORINE, DEPOSITED IN VEINS BY HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSES.

 

IT’S RECOGNIZED BY COLOR (GREEN, PURPLE, YELLOW, TRANSPARENT) AND BY SHAPE (MASSIVE, GRANULAR OR AS A CRYSTAL (EUHEDRAL, OCTAHEDRAL OR CUBIC).

 

THE NAME « FLUORESCENCE » IS NAMED AFTER THE MINERAL FLUORITE. FLUORITE PRODUCES A BLUE GLOW WHEN ILLUMINATED WITH UV-LIGHT.