Yellow Fluorite

Yellow FluoriteFluorite is one of the most variable of all crystalline minerals, occurring in shades of blue, green, purple, red and many other colors corresponding to their physical makeup and conditions when the mineral was formed. The name fluorite comes from its use as a flux, or chemical cleaning agent, in iron smelting and other metallurgy. Pure fluorite is clear, but most specimens have vivid color due to various impurities and are often fluorescent. With a

reminiscent of the famed logo of Mercedez Benz

Occurring in spectacular shades of deep green

with texture ranging from velvety and dark to rugose and sparkling

Like the trees they capture the form of

The unique dark sugar quartz matrix evokes interstellar scenes of distant star clusters and nebulae offsetting the brilliant shine of the calcite crystals it contains

especially due to its highly fluorescent or UV reactive nature

depending on the presence of minerals like manganese or iron during the formation of the crystals

This mineral forms in a similar fashion to agates and geodes but due to heat and pressure at the time of formation results in a distinct look and almost silky texture

It is found in many sites across the world

It has a very dramatic "head shield" which is often interpreted as a mechanism to help it stay on top of a soft ocean floor

the so-called “Benz” calcite comes from specific formations in Hubei

first on the surface and then from the glittering pyrite within