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Fluorite specimens for sale
6,284 for sale · $20–$655,000 USD
7,815 in the gallery
Fluorite is a halide mineral of calcium fluoride, typically forming isometric or cubic crystals that can show vivid color zoning in greens, purples, blues, and yellows. The mineral often occurs in transparent to translucent crystals with a vitreous to adamantine luster and may appear in tabular or well-formed cube habits, sometimes fluorescing under ultraviolet light. Notable specimens come from a range of classic fluorite locales, including mines in the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Namibia, and Mexico, where color banding and crystal clarity are highly prized by collectors.
- Formula
- CaF2
- Rarity
- Common
- Stability
- Stable
- Collector interest
- Very High Interest
- Classification notes
- Halide mineral; Fluorite group
Key characteristics
- Crystal system
- isometric
- Mohs hardness
- 4
- Specific gravity
- 3.17–3.18
- Luster
- vitreous
- Transparency
- transparent, translucent
- Color
- colorless, white, gray, black, brown, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, pink
- Streak
- white
- Cleavage
- perfect
- Fracture
- subconchoidal, uneven
- Crystal habit
- cubic, octahedral, dodecahedral, granular, massive, druzy, botryoidal
- Gem mineral
- Fluorescent: blue, violet, white, yellow, green, red
- Classic / historic
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Top localities
- Yaogangxian Mine409 specimens
- Elmwood Mine267 specimens
- Okorusu Mine232 specimens
- Denton Mine154 specimens
- Minerva No. 1 Mine138 specimens
- Naica135 specimens
- Xianghualing Mine125 specimens
- Riemvasmaak121 specimens
- Shangbao Mine99 specimens
- Nashik96 specimens
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Fluorite from St Peters Mine, UK
St Peters Mine, UK fluorite locality known for apple-green to pale lilac cubes, thinly zoned with quartz and siderite, prized by British collectors.Read guide
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Fluorite from Shangbao Mine, China
Fluorite from Shangbao Mine, China: architectural, glassy crystals with internal phantoms and vivid zoning; a modern classic prized by collectors.Read guide
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Fluorite from Cambokeels Mine, UK
Cambokeels Mine, UK—classic Weardale fluorite with lavender to purple cubes, color-zoned twins, and UV fluorescence; prized for provenance and historic stock.Read guide
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Fluorite from Brownley Hill Mine, UK
Brownley Hill fluorite — amber cubes on dark sphalerite from the Northern Pennine Orefield; a classic UK locality prized for color, rarity, and mining history.Read guide
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Fluorite from Blackdene Mine, UK
Fluorite from Blackdene Mine, UK - purple to lavender cubes with glassy faces, color zoning, and UV fluorescence; a classic Weardale specimen for collectors.Read guideAbout Fluorite
Collectors prize fluorite for its wide color palette, multiplicity of colors within a single specimen, and the rarity of perfectly terminated cubes. Fluorite commonly occurs alongside accompanying minerals such as quartz, calcite, and sphalerite, which can enhance display value when carborundum borders or contrasting matrix are present. Its relative softness (Mohs hardness about 4) makes specimen choice and care important, but its availability from diverse localities supports a broad collecting spectrum.
