Fluorite Mixed on Matrix Spessartine a crystal occurring in a

a crystal occurring in a wide variety of colors and forms

Barite is a mineral with an interesting history

A widespread and industrially important mineral

Originating from the famed Green River Formation in Wyoming

The famed “fool’s gold”

Fluorite Mixed on Matrix Spessartine a crystal occurring in aFluorite 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