Green fluorite is prized by collectors for its vibrant, intense emerald to sea-foam green hues and high-quality cubic or octahedral crystal habits. It is frequently found in hydrothermal veins and sedimentary limestone deposits, often associated with other colorful metallic minerals.
Is this green fluorite?
5-step field checkRun through these checks against the specimen in your hand. The more boxes tick, the more confident the ID.
- 1Test the hardnessTry to scratch green fluorite with a known reference. Green Fluorite sits at Mohs 4 — softer than the next harder reference, harder than the previous one.
- 2Check the streakDrag the specimen across an unglazed porcelain plate. Green Fluorite leaves a white streak.
- 3Read the lusterHold the specimen under a strong light. Green Fluorite typically shows a vitreous luster.
- 4Match the color rangeCompare against the expected color range: green, light green, emerald green, blue-green.
- 5Look at form & habitCrystal system: isometric. Typical habit: cubic crystals, octahedral crystals, massive.
Often confused with
Green Fluorite vs. its common look-alikes — and how to tell them apart in the field.
Often found alongside green fluorite
Minerals reported to co-occur with green fluorite. Spotting these in float or country rock is a strong cue you are in the right ground.
All properties
- Chemical formula
- CaF₂
- Mohs hardness
- 4
- Density
- 3.1-3.2 g/cm³
- Streak
- White
- Luster
- Vitreous
- Transparency
- Transparent
- Crystal system
- Isometric
- Crystal habit
- Cubic Crystals, Octahedral Crystals, Massive
- Cleavage
- Perfect Octahedral
- Fluorescence
- Frequently Fluorescent Blue to Violet Under UV Light
- Rarity
- Common
- Uses
- Collector, Lapidary, Ornamental
- Host rock
- Hydrothermal Veins, Limestone Cavities, Granite Pegmatites
- Typical price
- $10-100 thumbnail, $50-500 cabinet
Where rockhounds find green fluorite
1 mapped spotsClassic worldwide localities
- Rogerley Mine, UK
- Erongo Mountains, Namibia
- Denton Mine, USA
- Weardale, UK
- China
Field-hunting tip
Look in hydrothermal veins, limestone cavities, granite pegmatites country — that is the host setting where green fluorite typically forms. If you start seeing calcite, barite, galena in float, you are in the right ground. Field specimens usually show a cubic crystals, octahedral crystals, massive habit, so train your eye for that shape before scanning the outcrop. In the U.S., the densest reported localities are in Montana — start trip planning there.
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