FLUORINE

SOME INFO.

• Discovered in 1886
• In the country of France
• By Joseph Henri Moissan

USES:

• Refrigeration
• Nail polish
• Mixed with water and/or liquid to prevent tooth decay

WHERE IS IT?!?!

• Mostly China, Mexico, & western Europe
• It is mined like smelting amd glass production.
• Build underground caves and tunnels

ORIGIN..

• Comes from Latin amd French words for "flow"
• Michigsn became the first state to fluorite its drinking whater to prevent tooth decay.

USES IN EARLIER DAYS:

• Some people used fluorine for carvings
• However, it is rare to find because it is a soft stone.
• They also used it for refrigeration.

Fluorite has been named the most colorful mineral in the world! Various colors include: colorless, white, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, pink, brown, &bluish black.

Most common colors are:
Purple, blue and green.

PROPERTIES:

• Meltin pt. -219.6 C
• Boil pt. -188 C
• Density. 0.00169 g/cm3
• Reactive? Yes.
• Reacts with hydrogen and carbon and makes fluorocarbon.

COST$$$$$$$$

Uniqueness:
When fluorite from the air hits water, it will settle into sediment. When it ends up in soil, it will become strongly attached to soil particles...

... In the environment it cannot be destroyed, only change form.