Originally called Fluorspar, Fluorite has a wide range of colours including yellow, blue, pink purple and green. It is an interesting and beautiful stone because often more than one colour occurs in a single stone. The ancient Egyptians used this gemstone to carve statues and scarabs, the Chinese have used it in carvings for over 300 years.
Mohs Hardness
Gemstone hardness is measured on the Mohs scales. This stone is 4 on the Mohs scale. For further information please see http://www.geologypage.com/2016/04/mohs-hardness-scale.html
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Canada, USA, South Africa, Thailand, Peru, Mexico, China, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Norway, England,and Germany.
Gemstone Meaning
Fluorite stabilises and cleanses the aura. It absorbs and neutralises negative energy and stress. An excellent learning aid, Fluorite increases our powers of concentration, self-confidence and helps us in decision-making. It encourages positivity, balances the energies, and improves balance and coordination, both physically and mentally.
Spiritual Healing Properties
Fluorite is a gemstone that can help to bring mental order and clarity. It is used to enhance mental clarity and reduce instability and disorder. This gemstone can help to give a more balanced view of life and improves decision making.
Learning is another key mental use for this gemstone. It can improve learning as it enhances focus and concentration. Fluorite is a great stone to calm and relieve anxiety, tension, and stress by detoxifying the emotional body. This gemstone is know to help get rid of mental blocks and similar mental issues. It is thought that this gemstone can reduce fear of the future as well as ease anger and depression. Fluorite can remove confusion and mental “fog” to create order and harmony in life.
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