Fluorite
mineral · common
Quick facts
- Formula
- CaF2
- Hardness
- 4
- Luster
- Vitreous
- Colors
- Purple, green, blue, yellow, colorless
Soft halide with perfect octahedral cleavage. Often cubic crystals. Can look like amethyst in photos.
Scratched by a knife. Does not scratch glass the way quartz does.
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