Blue John stone

E138198

Blue John stone is a rare, banded variety of fluorite prized as a decorative gemstone, found almost exclusively in the caves near Castleton in Derbyshire, England.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Blue John 3
Blue John fluorspar 1
Blue John stone canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf decorative gemstone ⓘ
fluorite variety ⓘ
mineral variety ⓘ
associatedWith Castleton mining heritage ⓘ
belongsTo fluorite group ⓘ
chemicalFormula CaF2 ⓘ
color blue ⓘ
purple ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
composedOf calcium fluoride ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
crystalSystem isometric ⓘ
culturalSignificance local craft tradition in Derbyshire ⓘ
symbol of Castleton ⓘ
exhibitedAt local museums in Derbyshire ⓘ
foundIn Blue John Cavern ⓘ
Treak Cliff Cavern ⓘ
caves near Castleton ⓘ
geologicalAge Carboniferous limestone host rocks ⓘ
hardnessOnMohsScale 4 ⓘ
hasPattern banded ⓘ
veined ⓘ
locatedIn Castleton ⓘ
Derbyshire ⓘ
Peak District ⓘ
marketForm carved ornaments ⓘ
polished cabochons ⓘ
tableware ⓘ
minedSince 18th century ⓘ
mineralClass halide mineral ⓘ
notableFeature distinctive banding ⓘ
rare occurrence ⓘ
rarity rare ⓘ
regionOfSignificance Derbyshire ⓘ
Peak District National Park ⓘ
linked to: Peak District
sensitivity sensitive to acids ⓘ
sensitive to heat ⓘ
sensitive to scratching ⓘ
touristAttraction Blue John Cavern ⓘ
Treak Cliff Cavern ⓘ
transparency transparent to translucent ⓘ
usedFor bowls ⓘ
inlay work ⓘ
jewellery ⓘ
ornamental carvings ⓘ
vases ⓘ
value collectible gemstone ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Castleton → knownFor → Blue John stone ⓘ
Blue John Cavern → knownFor → Blue John fluorspar ⓘ
linked to: Blue John stone
Blue John Cavern → materialExtracted → Blue John ⓘ
linked to: Blue John stone
Treak Cliff Cavern → knownFor → Blue John ⓘ
linked to: Blue John stone
Treak Cliff Cavern → oneOfPrimarySourcesOf → Blue John ⓘ
linked to: Blue John stone