Fluorite
These examples of fluorite are on display at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Fluorite is CaF2. The sample above is from Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia. It is about 20 cm wide. It was found in a lead and zinc mine. Fluorite is used to manufacture steel and is the main source of fluorine for toothpaste, fluoridated water, coolants, and Teflon.
 | This fluorite sample is from Cave in Rock, Illinois. It is about 10 cm across. 这块萤石样品来自伊利诺伊州的岩洞，直径大约10厘米。 Deep purple color in fluorite has been connected with the effects of radiation knocking out a few fluorine atoms from their lattice locations, the vacancies producing color centers.  氟石中的深紫色已被认为是由于辐射将少数氟原子从晶格位置击出所产生的空位所导致的色心。 This 111.2 carat fluorite gem is from Hardin County, Illinois. 这颗111.2克拉的 fluorite 宝石来自伊利诺伊州哈丁县。 |
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This sample is described as fluorite with galena. It is about 20 cm wide and is from Cumbria, England. It has a deeper purple color than the sample above and may be a more extreme effect of fluorine vacancies absorbing all colors except the purple. 这种样本被描述为含 fluorite 和 galena。它大约有20厘米宽，来自英格兰的坎布里亚。它的紫色比上面的样本更深，可能是氟离子空位吸收所有颜色，仅留下紫色的更极端效果。 |
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 | This fluorite sample is about 40 cm wide and is from Cumbria, England.
这块 fluorite 样本宽约40厘米，来自英格兰的坎布里亚郡。 |
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Fluorite crystals on a base of calcite at right. This sample is about 15 cm cross and is from La Collada, Asturias, Spain. 右图显示的是放置在方解石底座上的 fluorite 晶体。该样品横跨约15厘米，来自西班牙阿斯图里亚斯的拉科尔达。 |
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 | This large fluorite sample is from Ozark-Mahoning mine, Rosiclare, Illinois. It is about 30 cm across.
这块较大的 fluorite 样本来自伊利诺伊州 Rosiclare 的 Ozark-Mahoning 矿。它的直径大约为 30 厘米。 |
| The large fluorite sample bove is about 50 cm across and is from Hardin County, Illinois. This region of southern Illinois was a major producer of fluorite from 1835 to 1995, providing a fluorite resource for steel-making. At right is a section of that sample to show more detail about the crystal formation.
上面的大型氟石样品宽约50厘米，来自伊利诺伊州哈丁县。该地区南部伊利诺伊州自1835年至1995年是氟石的主要产区，为钢铁制造提供了氟石资源。右侧是该样品的一部分，以展示更多关于晶体形成的细节。 |  |
 | This large fluorite specimen is from Spar Mountain mine, Cave in Rock, Illinois. It is probably 60 cm across.
这块大型 fluorite 样品来自伊利诺伊州 Cave in Rock 铁矿。它可能有60厘米宽。 |
 This fluorite specimen is from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Tennessee. It is about 20 cm wide. 这块 fluorite 样品来自田纳西州卡瑟尔格的埃尔姆伍德矿。它宽约20厘米。 |  This is fluorite with barite from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Tennessee. It is about 25 cm wide. 这是来自田纳西州卡瑟尔格的埃尔伍德矿的 fluorite 和 barite，宽约25厘米。
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 There was an interesting story about these two samples, which look very similar. The sample above is fluorite with a quartz overlay, while the one at right is completely quartz with a shape like fluorite. 这两个样本看起来非常相似。上面的样本是 fluorite 加上 quartz 覆盖层，而右边的样本完全是 quartz，形状像 fluorite。
This was used as an example of overgrowth and replacement of one kind of mineral by another with time. The left sample is composed of purple fluorite crystals which are partly frosted by quartz. In the sample on the right , the quartz completely overgrew the fluorite, which then dissolved. Only a quartz mold remains. Both samples are from Cumbria, England with the right one more specifically located in Weardale. 这被用作一个例子，说明随着时间的推移，一种矿物被另一种矿物取代。左边的样本由紫色的 fluorite 晶体组成，这些晶体部分被石英侵蚀。右边的样本中，石英完全取代了 fluorite，后者随后溶解。只剩下石英的模子。两个样本均来自英格兰坎布里亚郡，右边的样本更具体地位于 Weardale。 |  |
 | This fluorite sample is from Minerva mine, Cave in Rock, Illinois. It is about 20 cm across. 这块 fluorite 样品来自伊利诺伊州 Cave in Rock 矿区的 Minerva 矿。其直径约为 20 厘米。
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 This is fluorite with sphalerite and barite from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Tennessee. It is about 15 cm wide. 这是来自田纳西州卡瑟尔格的埃尔伍德矿的 fluorite，伴有 sphalerite 和 barite，宽约15厘米。 |  This is fluorite with barite and galena from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Tennessee. It is about 25 cm wide. 这是来自田纳西州卡瑟尔格的埃尔姆伍德矿的 fluorite（氟石）混有 barite（巴利特矿）和 galena（方铅矿），宽约25厘米。
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 This is fluorite with galena and barite from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Tennessee. It is about 8 cm wide. 这是来自田纳西州卡瑟尔格的埃尔伍德矿的 fluorite，伴有方铅矿和钡石，宽约8厘米。 |  This is fluorite with galena from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Tennessee. It is about 10 cm wide. 这是来自田纳西州卡斯泰德的埃尔姆伍德矿的 fluorite 和 galena。它宽约10厘米。
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The sample at right is fluorite with sphalerite and barite from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Tennessee. It is about 12x35 cm. 
右侧的样本是来自田纳西州卡瑟尔格的埃尔伍德矿的 fluorite（方解石）与 sphalerite（闪锌矿）和 barite（巴利特矿）的混合物，尺寸约为12x35厘米。 |  |
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The sample at right is fluorite with pyrite. The sample is about 6x6 cm and is from Huanzala, Peru. 右侧的样品是 fluorite 混入了 pyrite，尺寸约为 6x6 厘米，来自秘鲁的 Huanzala。  这块约3x3厘米的氟石晶体来自德国萨克森弗赖堡的比利希矿。 |
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 | The fluorite crystal at left is about 3 cm across and is from Cumbria, England. It is described as fluorite with calcite and quartz. The sample below is 12-15cm across and is from the Ohara, Oita, Japan.
 左边的氟石晶体约有3厘米宽，产自英格兰坎布里亚郡。它被描述为含有氟石、方解石和石英。下面的样品宽约12-15厘米，产自日本大分县哦哈拉。 |
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The sample of fluorite at left is about 13x13 cm and is from Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. It is described as fluorite with galena. 左侧的 fluorite 样品尺寸约为 13x13 厘米，产自墨西哥恰帕斯州的纳伊卡。该样品被描述为含有方铅矿的 fluorite。  This is fluorite formed with quartz from Leiyang, Hunan, China. This is the top portion of a sample which measured about 12x20 cm. 这是用湖南耒阳 quartz 形成的 fluorite。这是样品的顶部部分，该样品尺寸约为12x20厘米。
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This sample is described as fluorite with sphalerite. It is about 18x16 cm and is from Ozark-Mahoning mine, Rosiclare, Illinois. 这种样本被描述为 fluorite 和 sphalerite。其尺寸约为 18 厘米 × 16 厘米，来自伊利诺伊州罗斯克雷的奥扎克-马霍尼矿。
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Fluorite crystal formation about 10x6 cm from Puy de Dome, France. 法国普尤德莫姆山附近的氟石晶体，尺寸约为10×6厘米。
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At left, an 8x12 cm collection of fluorite crystals from Beililfe mine, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany. 左侧是一批来自德国萨克森弗赖堡比利利费矿的8x12厘米的氟石晶体集合。
 An 8x8 cm sample of fluorite with quartz from Galenstock, Uri, Switzerland. 来自瑞士乌里州加伦斯托克的 fluorite 与石英组成的 8x8 厘米样品。 |
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This fluorite sample is about 14x14 cm and is from Cumbria, England. 这块 fluorite 样本大约是14厘米见方的，来自英格兰的坎布里亚郡。
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This sample is described as fluorite with barite. It is about 15 cm wide and is from Moscona mine, Solis, Villabone area, Asturias, Spain. 这种样本被描述为含 fluorite 和 barite。它大约有15厘米宽，来自西班牙Asturias的Solis村Villabone地区Moscona矿。
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This fluorite sample is about 14x15 cm and is from Westmoreland, New Hampshire. These gems are from the same location. 这块 fluorite 样本大约是14x15厘米，来自新罕布什尔州的Westmoreland。这些宝石来自同一地点。  |
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This fluorite sample is about 25 cm wide and is from Wolsendorf, Bayern, Germany. 这块 fluorite 样本宽约25厘米，来自德国巴伐利亚州沃尔森多夫。
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This fluorite sample is about 10x15 cm and is from Asturias, Spain. The 105.4 carat gem is from the same location, but has a very different color. 这块 fluorite 样本尺寸约为10厘米×15厘米，来自西班牙的 Asturias。同处产地的105.4克拉宝石，颜色却截然不同。  |
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This sample is described as fluorite with quartz. It is about 24x40 and is from Leiyang, Hunan, China. 这种样品被描述为 fluorite 和 quartz。尺寸约为 24x40，产自中国湖南耒阳。  This sample of fluorite is about 4x7 cm and is from Crystal mine, Hardin County, Illinois. 这块 fluorite 样本大约是4x7厘米，来自伊利诺伊州哈丁县的 Crystal 矿。
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