| Strontiofluorite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Halide mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | SrF2 |
| IMA symbol | Sflr |
| Strunz classification | 3.AB.25 |
| Identification | |
| Color | Pale gray |
| Mohs scale hardness | 4 |
| Luster | Greasy |
| References | |
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
- Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- "Strontiofluorite: Strontiofluorite mineral information and data". mindat.org. Retrieved 2017-03-10.