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Fluorite is normally odourless. However there is one location, Wölsendorf in Bavaria where there mineral is radioactive and this causes inclusion of elemental Fluorine to occur in the crystals. On fracture chemical reactions between the air and this Fluorine cause the formation of "Ozone" (which smells of electric sparks). This variety of Fluorite is therefore called Antozonite or "Stinkspar" .
Also Fluorite crystals are sometimes oiled with mineral oils to make them appear more transparent for sale and these crystals can smell oily.
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Will fluorite scratch a penny?
no because fluorite is softer than a penny
Which mineral is highly valued as an industrial flux?
fluorite
What is the chemical formula for hydrogen fluorite?
There is no such ion as the fluorite ion. However fluorite the mineral is CaF2. The questioner alost certainly meant Hydrogen Fluoride and that is HF.
What is fluorite on the mohs hardness scale?
Fluorite is the number 4 mineral on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, above calcite and below apatite.
Is fluorite harder than calcite?
The mineral fluorite is harder than calcite. Fluorite is represented as a 4 on the Mohs scale of relative mineral hardness, calcite is a 3.
Is fluorite important?
fluorite is important because it is used in a lot of things like toothpaste.
Is fluorite a mineral?
Fluorite is a mineral.
What is fluorite made of?
it is made out of fluorite
What is Fluorite Or what is Fluorite used for?
its is a rock
What is the nicest gemstone?
I like fluorite, but what do other peeps think??
How do you use fluorite in a sentence?
Fluorite is a mineral consisting of cubic crystals of calcium fluorite.
What forms fluorite?
Fluorite forms cubic crystals.
Is fluorite edible?
Fluorite is not edible.
Is fluorite a compound or element?
Fluorite is a compound, CaF2.
Is fluorite water soluble?
Fluorite (CaF2) is water insoluble.
Does fluorite contain silicon?
No. Fluorite contains calcium and fluorine.
Is fluorite mined?
Fluorite can be mined in Weardale, New England.
