Fluorite
[CAS# 14542-23-5]

Identification

• Classification: Inorganic chemical industry >> Inorganic salt >> Metal halides and halides >> Metal fluorides and salts
• Name: Fluorite
• Synonyms: Fluorspar; H 100; Liparite (fluorite)
• Molecular Formula: CaF₂
• Molecular Weight: 78.07
• CAS Registry Number: 14542-23-5
• EC Number: 238-575-7

Properties

• Density: 3.1786 g/cm³ (19 ºC)^*
• Refractive index: 1.43386 (589.3 nm 18 ºC)^*

^* Baric, Ljudevit; Geol. Vjesnik 1952, V2-4, P83-6.