Info: One of the most famous fluorite mineral, creates pseudocubical crystal forms.
How to recognize: The colouration of Cryolite varies from colouress to white. Whit its shine and colour often reminds of ice, because of that people usually call it "ice rock". It can hardly be recognized from other fluorides.
Found: Few deposits of Cryolite can be reached by toady's machines for the extraction of the mineral. The most famous location is Ivigtut in Arsukfjord (Western Greenland). Other famous location is in Ilmenian mountains near Miassa (Urals, Russia). Few cryolite crystals were found in USA, Nigeria and other locations.
| Crystal structure |
| One-sided |
| Hardness |
| 2,5 - 3 |
| Colour |
| White, brown, grey, black, red |
| Shine |
| Glass, Pearl |
