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Purple Fluorite

Purple Fluorite — Fluorite

Purple fluorite offers amethyst-like richness with dramatic zoning at a fraction of the cost - and a fraction of the durability. Blue John banded material from Derbyshire is the ornamental classic.

Colour
purple
Transparency
Transparent to translucent
RI
1.434
SG
3.00–3.25
Mohs
4.0
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