neil cohen, gemologist appraiser, connecticut

 

 

 

 

Fluorite

 

Color: Colorless, yellow, green, blue, pink, purple, red and orange


Moh’s Hardness: 4


Refractive Index: 1.434


Critical Angle: 44.37°


Specific Gravity: 3.18


Cleavage: Perfect in 4 directions


Fracture: Even to conchoidal, brittle


Dispersion: Very low (.007)


Heat Sensitivity: High, in my experience


Birefringence (double refraction): None


Crystal Structure: Isometric

 

Treatments: Generally none, sometimes can be irradiated.

 

 

 

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