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28th Jun 2018 15:38 UTCSophiaJoy MB

I've been seeing this type of stone called Fluorite lately. Is it really Fluorite?

These photos are from Chinese sellers online. I don't have an actual piece, so I can't check its hardness or anything like that.

Thanks in advance!

28th Jun 2018 15:45 UTCBob Harman

SOPHIAJOY,

I can't vouch for each and every sphere, but, in general, they are real and genuine. China has an active trade in carved and polished fluorite nick-knacks made from massive banded purple fluorite.

CHEERS.....BOB

1st Jul 2018 05:21 UTCSophiaJoy MB

I see! Thank you so much, Bob! :D

4th Jul 2018 00:07 UTCJohn Oostenryk

Best Policy, contact seller and be VERY specific, and polite of course!

Sophia, You always are polite so I know you get it:)

EX:

Are your specimens made of 100% purple fluorite?

Has ANY purple dye been used to color them?

I DO NOT want specimen that LOOKS like fluorite. (NO sandstone, quartzite, glass, epoxy, plastic, etc, etc)

I have friends doing lapidary item resale via ebay and 3wk shipping. They are having good results with observable materials.

lack of experience has caused them 2 goofs....

Red spotted glass (glass, not qtz). (Experienced eye shoulda known.)

Black obsidian was actually black glass. (trickier - but an experience situ...)

~JO:)

7th Jul 2018 02:32 UTCSophiaJoy MB

Thank you so much, John!

Actually I've been wondering about Black Obsidian, too!