Fluorite Hummingbird on Pink Tourmaline 3b34b75217acce59401b324780a0e611 such as quartz) during a

such as quartz) during a process called permineralization / replacement

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this necklace is made using 8mm round smokey quartz beads

and what appeared to be a pair of stalked eyes projecting perpendicular to its body

Fluorite Hummingbird on Pink Tourmaline 3b34b75217acce59401b324780a0e611 such as quartz) during aFluorite 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