Blue Fluorite

CaF2 - Mohs Hardness: 4. Fluorite is commonly found as cubic crystals, but blue crystals are unusual. The blue color can be caused by trace amounts of yttrium substituting for calcium in the fluorite crystal structure.
Abstract/Description: CaF2 - Mohs Hardness: 4. Fluorite is commonly found as cubic crystals, but blue crystals are unusual. The blue color can be caused by trace amounts of yttrium substituting for calcium in the fluorite crystal structure.
Subject(s): Pennsylvania, United States
environmental sciences
Title: Blue Fluorite.
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: natural object
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Abstract/Description: CaF2 - Mohs Hardness: 4. Fluorite is commonly found as cubic crystals, but blue crystals are unusual. The blue color can be caused by trace amounts of yttrium substituting for calcium in the fluorite crystal structure.
Identifier(s): rockminx-7-1-3 (IID)
Subject(s): Pennsylvania, United States
environmental sciences
Held by: The University of Toledo
Location: Digital Initiatives, University of Toledo Libraries
Rights Statement: NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Related Title: UT Department of Environmental Sciences.
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