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Flourite is a transparent and translucent stone with a wide range of colours from pink purple, magenta, blue, yellow, green, red, brown and white.
FLOURITE
Gemstone Physical Composition: Fluorite is a mineral composed of calcium fluoride. It is an isometric mineral with a cubic crystal habit.
This includes emerald for bluish-green, sapphire and tanzanite for bluish-purples, and apatite and flourite for cyan-blue.
Legend: The ancient Egyptians used flourite to carve statues and scarabs, the Chinese have used it in carvings for over 300 years. In the 18th century, fluorite was powdered in water to relieve the symptoms of kidney disease.
Fluorite (-014)
aka Blue John, Flourite, Fluor, Fluorospar, Rainbow Fluorite
This is the standard, multicolor fluorite that includes the green, clear and purple colors of the stone.
 See also: Stone, Flour, Mineral, Group, Water
  
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