La fluorita (también denominada espato flúor o fluorina) es un mineral del grupo III (halogenuros) según la clasificación de Strunz, formado por la combinación de los elementos calcio y flúor, de fórmula CaF2 (fluoruro de calcio). Este mineral se presenta con hábito cúbico, cúbico, octaédrico, rombododecaédrico. Desplegando una estructura cristalina en el sistema cúbico. Es un mineral que presenta propiedades físicas de termoluminiscencia y fluorescencia (a los rayos ultravioleta). En la industria es empleado como fundente en la fundición de hierro y del acero. Se emplea igualmente como fuente de flúor y ácido fluorhídrico en la cerámica y en los vidrios ópticos.

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Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is the mineral form of calcium fluoride, CaF2. It belongs to the halide minerals. It crystallizes in isometric cubic habit, although octahedral and more complex isometric forms are not uncommon. Fluorite is a colorful mineral, both in visible and ultraviolet light, and the stone has ornamental and lapidary uses. Industrially, fluorite is used as a flux for smelting, and in the production of certain glasses and enamels. The purest grades of fluorite are a source of fluoride for hydrofluoric acid manufacture, which is the intermediate source of most fluorine-containing fine chemicals. Optically clear transparent fluorite lenses have low dispersion, so lenses made from it exhibit less chromatic aberration, making them valuable in microscopes and telescopes. Fluorite optics are also usable in the far-ultraviolet range, where conventional glasses are too absorbent for use.

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