🪨Origins & Formation

Forms cubic crystals in hydrothermal veins and sedimentary environments.

🌍Where It’s Found

• China & Mexico: major suppliers
• England (Derbyshire): historic Blue John
• USA (Illinois-Kentucky): classic districts

📜History & Cultural Significance

Collected since Roman times; modern lore emphasizes study aid and clarity.

🧘Chakra Connection

Associated with Third Eye and Heart depending on color banding.

• Third Eye: Focus, organization, exam prep.
• Heart: Calm and de‑stressing.

💫Tarot Connection

Tarot associations favor balance and flow:

• Temperance: Integration and steady progress.

♒Zodiac & Astrology

Linked with thoughtful signs:

• Virgo: Order and method.
• Capricorn: Structure and discipline.

Color‑based variations are common.

✨Healing Properties & Symbolism

• Study aid: Helps organize complex information.
• Calming: Soothes scattered attention.
• Balance: Encourages measured decisions.

These qualities reflect traditional lore and spiritual practices and are not medical claims.

🧭Everyday Uses & Care

• Jewelry & decor: Keep by study area or workstation.
• Meditation: Visualize tidy mental shelves.
• Care tips: Softer stone — avoid water and heat – dust gently.

⛰️Geological Context

Forms in hydrothermal veins and sedimentary environments; often with quartz, calcite, sulfides.

🧪Scientific Properties

🤝Ethical Sourcing

Often mined as an industrial mineral; favor lapidary suppliers emphasizing safe mining and fair labor.

🧤Safety & Handling

• Soft (Mohs 4) with perfect cleavage—avoid impacts and rough wear.
• Avoid ultrasonic and steam cleaning.
• Store separately to prevent scratching.

🔎Similar Crystals

• Amethyst (purple
• harder)
• Apatite (similar colors
• softer)
• Quartz (no perfect cleavage)

📚Further Reading

• Mindat — Fluorite
• Wikipedia — Fluorite
• Mineralogical Society of America — Fluorite