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1.7" Banded Fluorite Pendant (Necklace) - Faceted
This is a beautiful, 1.7" tall (including loop) banded fluorite pendant. The fluorite has been polished and faceted. It comes with a 24-inch silver-plated snake chain necklace.
You will receive the pictured pendant.
You will receive the pictured pendant.
About Banded Fluorite
Banded fluorite is one of the most visually striking expressions of the mineral, prized for its rhythmic layers of contrasting color—most commonly purple, green, blue, yellow, or clear—stacked like natural contour lines inside the crystal or across massive material. Fluorite forms from hydrothermal fluids rich in calcium and fluorine, and as these fluids move through fractures and cavities in the host rock, even slight changes in chemistry, temperature, or pressure can alter how trace elements are incorporated into the growing crystal. These shifts create different color zones, which later appear as bands when the crystal grows outward in layers or when multiple growth phases occur over time.
The banding itself is caused by variations during crystal formation. Impurities such as rare earth elements, iron, yttrium, or organic compounds may briefly become more or less concentrated in the hydrothermal solution, changing the crystal’s color as it forms. In other cases, bursts of natural background radiation from surrounding rocks create temporary color centers—lattice defects where electrons become trapped—darkening certain layers before conditions shift again.
Banded fluorite is one of the most visually striking expressions of the mineral, prized for its rhythmic layers of contrasting color—most commonly purple, green, blue, yellow, or clear—stacked like natural contour lines inside the crystal or across massive material. Fluorite forms from hydrothermal fluids rich in calcium and fluorine, and as these fluids move through fractures and cavities in the host rock, even slight changes in chemistry, temperature, or pressure can alter how trace elements are incorporated into the growing crystal. These shifts create different color zones, which later appear as bands when the crystal grows outward in layers or when multiple growth phases occur over time.
The banding itself is caused by variations during crystal formation. Impurities such as rare earth elements, iron, yttrium, or organic compounds may briefly become more or less concentrated in the hydrothermal solution, changing the crystal’s color as it forms. In other cases, bursts of natural background radiation from surrounding rocks create temporary color centers—lattice defects where electrons become trapped—darkening certain layers before conditions shift again.
$35
SPECIES
Fluorite
LOCATION
China
SIZE
1.7" tall (including loop), Chain 24"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#346516
