Sugar Quartz with Green Fluorite

Raw green fluorite sugar quartz, 732g. This collector's item is composed of sugar quartz with fluorite crystals, in a delicate light green color. Sugar quartz gets its name from its surface texture, which closely resembles fine sugar crystals. The stone measures 110 x 90 x 60 mm. This is a unique, high-quality piece, mined in Argentina.

Quartz is a mineral composed of silica (SiO2). Quartz crystals form over a very long period. The process occurs deep within the Earth and requires high temperatures, pressures, and, of course, time. It is one of the most abundant minerals in the Earth's crust. Fluorite, formed by the combination of the elements calcium and fluorine, has the formula CaF2 (calcium fluoride). It occurs in cubic, octahedral, and rhombic dodecahedral forms. It is a mineral that exhibits the physical properties of thermoluminescence and fluorescence (under ultraviolet light). In industry, fluorite is primarily used as a flux in iron and steel metallurgy. It is also used as a source of fluorine and hydrofluoric acid, in ceramic glazing, and in the manufacture of some types of optical glass.

Origin: Argentina