Name:	fluorite
	Class:	Halides
	Chemistry:	CaF2 Calcium Fluroide
	Color(s):	violet, blue, green, orange, yellow, pink, etc., Streak: white
	Hardness:	4	SpecGrav:	3.0 - 3.2
	Fracture:	conchoidal	Cleavage:	perfect
	Crystal:	contact metamorphics, epithermal deposits, hydrothermal replacements
	Envronment:	contact metamorphics, epithermal deposits, hydrothermal replacements
	Association:	barite, apatite, calcite, galena, sphalerite, siderite
	Locals:	| England | Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Colorado/USA | Mexico | Canada |
	Misc:	Often violet, green, or blue fluorescence, dangerous to add acid - forms toxic HF, from the Latin "fluere", "to flow" (because it was used in ancient times as a flux)

	Photos & Locals:
		1.) Fluorite on Sphalerite, Illinois 2.) Hardin County, Illinois 3.) Bluffton Quarry, Allen County, Ohio 4.) Bluffton Quarry, Allen County, Ohio (closeup) 5.) Bluffton Quarry, Allen County, Ohio (closeup) 6.) Bluffton Quarry, Allen County, Ohio (closeup) Fluorite and Sphalerite on dolomite 7.) Grant County, New Mexico 8.) Grant County, New Mexico (closeup)		9.) Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico 10.) Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico 11.) Elmwood Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee 12.) Elmwood Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee 13.) Tiao Ling Mine, Ling Xiang, Hunam, China 14.) Elmwood Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee 15.)

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