Tiffany stone
A variety of Fluorite
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About Tiffany stone
Formula:
CaF2
Colour:
Purple, blue purple
Lustre:
Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Waxy, Greasy
Hardness:
4
Name:
Name of uncertain origin perhaps named for a Tiffany Harris of Utah. Folklore wrongly attributes the name to Tiffany and Company of New York which used purple colors in its decorative glassware.
A fine-grained purple to pale violet fluorite, usually with swirl patterns sometimes with small impurities of intergrown bertrandite, chalcedony, opal, and/or quartz.
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Mindat ID:
46089 (as Tiffany stone)
1576 (as Fluorite)
1576 (as Fluorite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:46089:1 (as Tiffany stone)
mindat:1:1:1576:5 (as Fluorite)
mindat:1:1:1576:5 (as Fluorite)
Physical Properties of Tiffany stone
Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Waxy, Greasy
Transparency:
Translucent, Opaque
Colour:
Purple, blue purple
Comment:
May be variegated
Streak:
White
Hardness:
4 on Mohs scale
Hardness Data:
Mohs hardness reference species
Comment:
May be harder than 4 with high silicate mineral contents
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
{111}, Usually not observed due to fine-grained nature
{111}, Usually not observed due to fine-grained nature
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Sub-Conchoidal
Chemistry of Tiffany stone
Mindat Formula:
CaF2
Elements listed:
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 13 photos of Tiffany stone associated with Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| 11 photos of Tiffany stone associated with Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| 6 photos of Tiffany stone associated with Fluorite | CaF2 |
| 2 photos of Tiffany stone associated with Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| 1 photo of Tiffany stone associated with Hyalite | SiO2 · nH2O |
| 1 photo of Tiffany stone associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
| 1 photo of Tiffany stone associated with Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fluorescence of Tiffany stone
The essential mineral in tiffany stone, fluorite, is not fluorescent, but impurities such as opal, etc. many fluoresce green or other colors.
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Industrial Uses:
Used as a decorative material
Internet Links for Tiffany stone
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Localities for Tiffany stone
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USA | |
| Brian Cowger |
| Brian Cowger |
Brush Wellman Mine, Spor Mountain Mining District, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA