Fluorite has long been used as a gemstone and is increasingly popular in the market
It is found in a wide range of shades from deep purple to pale violet and even pink
and when exposed to the elements over a long period of time can change into the closely related malachite
fluorite specimens have been prized since ancient times and are now among the most popular minerals in the collecting world
Due to its incredibly vivid and deep coloration
Fluorite Azurite Fluorite has long been usedFluorite is one of the most variable of all crystalline minerals, occurring in shades of blue, green, purple, red and many other colors corresponding to their physical makeup and conditions when the mineral was formed. The name fluorite comes from its use as a flux, or chemical cleaning agent, in iron smelting and other metallurgy. Pure fluorite is clear, but most specimens have vivid color due to various impurities and are often fluorescent. With a