Fluorite

Fluorite
Properties
Type	Crystalline Element
Made With/By	Mining
Default Ore Veins per Chunk	6
Ore Vein Size	4
Minimum Ore Height	5
Maximum Ore Height	50
Difficulty of Production	Medium-Hard
Exists in Reality	Yes
Atomic Number	N/A

Fluorine
Properties
Type	Element
Made With/By	Other
Difficulty of Production	Medium-Hard
Exists in Reality	Yes
Atomic Number	9

Fluorite is the mineral form of calcium fluoride (${\ce {CaF2}}$), used for its fluorine content in various recipes. It is a somewhat rare mineral that can be found in its ore form or extracted via bedrock ores.

Uses

Chemically, it is used in polymer (Teflon) production, as well as uranium and plutonium hexafluoride.

It also usable for various consumables of varying utility, such as iodine pills and Rad-X:

Trivia

• In the real world, fluorite appears in the form of teal or purple crystals, whereas in the game, it appears to be less crystalline and is completely white.
• The texture for fluorite was taken from the salt item in Minecraft Education Edition.

Gallery

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  Ore

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  Basalt ore

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  Crystals