Rainbow Fluorite Gemstone BeadsFluorite beads come in many colors, the most common being transparent, green, yellow, and purple. Often, different colors occur within distinct zones in a single crystal. Our rainbow fluorite beads come in transparent shades of green and purple – some of the beads are colorless. The strands from Argentina also contain beads that are a beautiful honey yellow color. (read more) |
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Other Stones You Might Like...
We've hand-picked the stones below to go with the Rainbow Fluorite on this page.
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Ametrine |  |
Sugilite |  |
Tanzanite |
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Cape Amethyst |  |
Purple Crazy Lace Agate |  |
Sugilite Jasper |
More About Rainbow Fluorite
The ancient Egyptians used fluorite in statues and in carving scarabs. Artifacts of carved fluorite have been found in the ruins of Pompeii. In addition to being used as a semiprecious gemstone, Fluorite is used as a source of fluorine for the fluoridation of water. Fluorite is also used instead of glass in some high performance telescopes and camera lens elements.
Chemically, Fluorite is calcium fluoride, a compound of the elements calcium and fluorine. However, although it contains fluorine, its name does not come from its chemical composition. Instead, it received its name from the Latin word “fluere”, which means “to flow”, because fluorite melts easily.
