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Antozonite

Variant of fluorite (CaF2)

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Antozonite (variety of fluorite, dark purple to black (mostly opaque), fluorine-containing gaseous state, by bombarding natural α rays in thorium-uranium deposits. The crushing of the material release
Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Through Radioactive decay, Beta particle and Calcium

It is characterized by the presence of multiple inclusions containing elemental fluorine; when the crystals are crushed or broken, the elemental fluorine is released. It was postulated that beta radiation given by uranium inclusions continuously break down calcium fluoride into calcium and fluorine atoms. Fluorine atoms combine to produce difluoride anions and, upon losing the extra electrons at a defect, fluorine is formed. Fluorine subsequently reacts with atmospheric oxygen and water vapor, producing ozone (whose characteristic smell, originally mistaken for a hypothetical substance called antozone, is responsible for the mineral's name) and hydrogen fluoride.

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