Fluorite
By Rhea Raghaven
 The harbinger of peace and calm, Fluorite dispels all stress and worries with its magnificent hues and visually appealing appearance. Fondly called the most colorful mineral in the world, the hues of Fluorite has bewitched men with its lustrous finish and colors for time immemorial.
Fluorite Pendant
A much sought gemstone, Fluorite funnily enough credits is variants in colors and form are a result of different densities of impurities. Rivaled perhaps only by quartz, Fluorite has mesmerized its admirers with a whole plethora of magnificent colors. Every color imaginable finds its immortal escape in the fabulous forms of this stone right from royal purples, pinks, blacks, oranges to colorless, greens and more.
 Raw clusters of Fluorite
With a whole spectrum of colors available, fluorite lends itself almost completely by merit to the glamorous world of jewelry. An ornament to match every garment; what more could a woman want! Purples, pinks and yellows are perhaps the most popular amongst the entire range although even the colorless form of the mineral has a fair audience amongst collectors who jump at the opportunity to own it.
In fact if you find your fluorite jewelry grabbing all the attention at a night club it could simply be because of its fluorescent properties. And if you haven’t figured it out already, the word fluorescent is derived from the word fluorite.
Another spectacular property the mineral exhibits is its heat related glow. With adequate body heat the stone glows gloriously although once seen the glow can never be seen in the same specimen again. A tad romantic and mystical these cubical, often octahedron stones are big favorites as ornaments, be it glamorous rings or necklaces.
Originally used as flux during the process of smelting, the name of this mineral is derived from a Latin word that means to flow. Fluorite has enjoyed a fair amount of popularity through civilizations over time.
 Perhaps one of its most popular forms is what has been known as Blue John, a crystalline form of the mineral that was used in the Roman times to make ornaments and vases. And even today fluorite has graduated from being a dazzling crude mineral form into lapidary material in dishes, vases and ornaments.
Blue John Stone
 It is also a widely prescribed mystical stone used to bring calm, peace and stability its user. The stone is said to bring about a fair amount of balance and help unfold a plethora of opportunities for the people who wear it. The stone lends a stabilizing energy that leads to physical, emotional and mental perfection.
Blue John Ring
Now why wouldn’t any woman leave aside all her troubles and adorn herself in the mystical ornaments that allow  her to lose herself to the beauty and serenity fluorite brings.
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