Where is fluorine found on the earth and what state?

Answer 1

i think, not sure, that it should also be found in the smokestack filters of westinghouse, werners, and other smelting facilities. if they were required by federal/state regulations it would be. but i think, not sure, that its just being released into our atmosphere...for free. ahhh...breathe deep.

Answer 2

Fluorine is typically found as hydrothermal deposits, such as the Tri-state Region of southeast Missouri, northeast Arkansas and (I think) western Tennessee. Past volcanic activity allowed this element to become dissolved in the water and deposited as fluorite (CaF2), or some other fluorine containing mineral. Fluorine can also be found in water as an ion.

Answer 3

Fluorine is always found combined with other elements because of its extreme reactivity. It mostly forms ionic compounds with metals, as in the mineral Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF). Occasionally you will see some organic compounds in nature withitin it (like fluoro-acetic acid, CFH2COOH), but to most organisms these compounds are extremely toxic.

Thus you find fluorine in the solid state, with -1 valence/oxidation state.