"Somewhere over the Rainbow" was my favorite song growing up. It was a song in which I could escape everyday life. Rainbows in general bring me joy. I think that it does the same for everyone. I don't think I have every met anyone who say that they hate rainbows and wish they never saw another one. They bring joy and beauty to everyone. So will this necklace. It has the colors of the Rainbow.
** This necklace is all Fluorite. Big pieces of Fluorite the Rainbow stone. The toggle is Thai Silver. This necklace has Pyrite small beads as spacers. This necklace is about 16" in length. The center stone ( the largest) is about 1 1/2" by 1".
About this Stone:
Fluorite, a mineral that melts easily, derives its name from the Latin word "fluere" meaning "to flow" or "to flux" and refers to its use as a flux in the steel and aluminum smelting process. The word "fluorescent" comes from the word Fluorite, as Fluorite crystals were some of the first fluorescent specimens to be studied. Its fluorescence is thought to be due to Yttrium, Cerium or organic matter in the crystal structure.
Fluorite was originally known as Fluorospar or Fluor Spar and has been called "the most colorful mineral in the world" as its colors are many; the most common being purple, blue, green, yellow, pink or clear, but it is not uncommon to find specimens in white, red-orange, black, brown and every color and shade in between. It is also not uncommon to find multi-colored Fluorite (sometimes called Rainbow Fluorite) that possess several different bands of color (called "zones") that intermingle, producing a more highly sought after variation of the stone. One older locality that is the sole source of the well-known and well-loved banded purple-blue variety of Fluorite called "Blue John Fluorite" is found in Castleton in Derbyshire, England. This area has been mined since ancient Roman times and is now depleted. Other notable localities of Fluorite mines are found in Germany, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, China, Italy, and the United States.
Fluorite is calcium fluoride and forms at shallow depths in relatively cooler conditions than what many other types of crystals form at. It usually occurs as transparent or translucent cubic or octohedronal crystals and is most commonly found in metallic hydrothermal vein deposits, especially those pegmatite cavities containing Lead, Zinc, Silver, Galena or Sphalerite. Fluorite can also occur in sedimentary rocks, or may be found in Granites or Limestones or as a component of other metamorphic rock.
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I am not a Gemologist or a Lapidary. Gemstones were identified at the time of purchase by the supplier. Any errors, discrepancies, or omissions are not intentional. All gemstone meanings, metaphysical properties and associated verbiage are not claims of fact but have been gathered from writing, books, folklore and various sources
