Original Message:   Guessing cheap Chinese fluorite beads flooded the market
China has some major fluorite deposits. Plus it's a soft stone and easy to work. IIRC, mineral oil (and maybe some other filler) is used fill in the holes and give it a shinier, more polished-looking surface. Also has perfect cleavage, which makes it susceptible to hard knocks, but nobody seems to care. Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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