7" Illinois Fluorite Cluster a78605ff5efeeee5879cb1ad50d4dfd8 long before dinosaurs existed but

long before dinosaurs existed but went extinct around 250 mya

Each 8 inch strand of natural Blue Topaz  briollettes is top-drilled and faceted into a plump pear shape

it is translated to the German word Zirkon

and iron plus vanadium results in orange stones

such as quartz) during a process called per-mineralization

7" Illinois Fluorite Cluster a78605ff5efeeee5879cb1ad50d4dfd8 long before dinosaurs existed butFluorite is the "State Mineral" of Illinois. Fluorite forms in a variety of colors and is transparent to translucent in clarity. The chemical composition of Fluorite is CaF2, (calcium & fluorine.) The variation in colors are due to trace amounts of other elements replacing the calcium during the crystalline formation. Fluorite is used in a variety of industrial purposes and the overwhelming percentage of Fluorite in the United States was mined in