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Physical Properties of Fluorite
Cleavage:
{111} Perfect, {111} Perfect, {111} Perfect
Color:
White, Yellow, Green, Red, Blue.
Density:
3.01 - 3.25, Average = 3.13
Diaphaneity:
Transparent to subtranslucent
Fracture:
Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.
Habit:
Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals.
Habit:
Disseminated - Occurs in small, distinct particles dispersed in matrix.
Habit:
Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.
Hardness:
4 - Fluorite
Luminescence:
Fluorescent, Short UV=blue, Long UV=blue.
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:
white
Optical Properties of Fluorite
Optical Data:
Isotropic, n=1.433.
Calculated Properties of Fluorite
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.10 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Fluorite =3.18 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.0006929931 Boson Index = 0.9993070069
Photoelectric:
PEFluorite = 6.67 barns/electron U=PEFluorite x rElectron Density= 20.66 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Fluorite is Not Radioactive
Chemical Formula: 
