Fluorite

Fluorite comes in every color of the rainbow and features a bonus—its fluorescent quality produces a special, rather eerie glow under ultraviolet light. Pure fluorite (simple fluorine and calcium) is colorless. Colored fluorite—in oceanic green, dark purple, buttery yellow, pale amethyst, or bright blue—results from traces of other elements.

Fluorite is dualistic in its opacity—it can by crystal-clear or translucent. Fluorite is rather like glass except it’s brittle and soft, which keeps it out of the running as a precious gemstone, even though it is just as beautiful to look at and polishes to a brilliant, glossy surface. The yielding surface scratches easily, making it an unfortunate choice for a ring. Fluorite is best worn as an earring, close to the brain and neck and spine, areas where it offers enormous assistance and healing. Even as a pin or pendant, it must be handled very gingerly to avoid damage or scratches to the surface.

Fluorite is commonly found in China, Peru, Norway, Australia, Britain, and several areas of North America. The state of Illinois has massive fluorite deposits which formed around 150 million years ago from the fluorinated (by Mother Nature herself!) water that was heated and rose to a high level during the Jurassic period, flowing all around limestone deposits from the earlier Mississippian period of 330 million years ago. The fluorine-rich brine hit the calcium-laden limestone, and the conditions were perfect for crystallization of fluorite. Think about that for a moment. The crystal you hold in your hand may well have formed 100 million years ago. What vast energy must be contained inside!

I find it somewhat amusing that fluorine flowed in ancient river waters naturally, and now we have fluoride (a compound of fluorine) put into the drinking water of today to strengthen teeth and prevent tooth decay. There is a link, however, because fluorite is also beneficial to bones and teeth. The ancients used it to treat growths and cancers. Fluorite sparks the mentality and can bring on deeply meaningful epiphanies. In addition to bring beneficial for arthritis, sports injuries, and skeletal issues, fluorite is a boon to sexuality, said to be Mother Nature’s Viagra! Fluorite creates conditions wherein the gentle release of sexual anxiety and libido problems is possible. On your second honeymoon, take a chunk of fluorite crystal to the hotel—ooh la la!