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Fluorite can be found in its natural location in various countries around the world, including China, Mexico, South Africa, and the United States. It is commonly mined from deposits in areas where it has formed in association with other minerals.
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What does fluorite smell like?
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.
Is fluorite harder than calcite?
Yes, fluorite is harder than calcite. Fluorite has a hardness of 4 on the Mohs scale, while calcite has a hardness of 3. This means that fluorite can scratch calcite, but calcite cannot scratch fluorite.
Where on earth do you find fluorine?
Fluorine or Fluorite is natural to the earth's crust and is found in rocks, coal and other natural formations. It is the Earth's thirteenth most abundant element and around four million tons of it are extracted yearly from mines in Western Europe, China and Mexico.
Will fluorite scratch a penny?
no because fluorite is softer than a penny
What mineral scratches fluorite but not feldspar?
Quartz scratches fluorite but not feldspar. Fluorite has a relative hardness of 4 on the Mohs scale, while feldspar has a hardness of 6-6.5. Quartz, with a hardness of 7, is harder than fluorite but softer than feldspar, allowing it to scratch fluorite but not feldspar.
Where else can you find fluride?
mineral fluorite
Is fluorite purple and does it sometimes appear in geodes?
What you say is true; fluorite is sometimes purple, and does appear in some geodes. I do, however, think that it would be rare to find a geode with purple fluorite
Is fluorite a mineral?
Fluorite is a mineral.
What is a real life example of a octrahedron?
Natural crystals of diamond, alum or fluorite are commonly octahedral.
What is fluorite made of?
it is made out of fluorite
What is Fluorite Or what is Fluorite used for?
its is a rock
How do you use fluorite in a sentence?
Fluorite is a mineral consisting of cubic crystals of calcium fluorite.
What are Thailand's major natural resources?
Tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, and arable land.
What is the common name for fluorite?
CaF2 Calcium fluorite. Fluorspar possibly.
Is fluorite a compound or element?
Fluorite is a compound, CaF2.
What forms fluorite?
Fluorite forms cubic crystals.
What does fluorite smell like?
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.
