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Fluorite
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Physical Properties
CaF2
Hardness = 4;
Cleavage: octahedral; perfect in 4
    directions;
Shape: octahedral, but often cleavage
    masses or masses of
    intergrown crystals masses
Color: violet, blue, green, yellow, brown,
    bluish, black, pink, rose-red, colorless
Luster: vitreous (glassy)
Description
Notice at the bottom of the crystal the acute triangle formed by the octahedral cleavage. Typical fluorite.
  

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