Strontiofluorite Explained

Strontiofluorite
Category:Halide mineral
Formula:SrF2
Imasymbol:Sflr[1]
Strunz:3.AB.25
Color:Pale gray
Mohs:4
Luster:Greasy
References:[2]

Strontiofluorite is a halide mineral that contains the alkali earth metal strontium and the halogen fluorine, a form of strontium fluoride. It can be considered a strontium-analogue of fluorite, which contains calcium as the dominant cation instead.

It is translucent and pale gray in colour.

It appears as cubo-octahedral crystals up to a size of 0.5 mm.

It is found in association with astrophyllite, burbankite, chlorbartonite, fluorapatite, fluorite, lamprophyllite, polezhaevaite-(Ce) and villiaumite.

References

  1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
  2. Web site: Strontiofluorite: Strontiofluorite mineral information and data.. mindat.org. 2017-03-10.