will fluorite biodegrade in water?

Answer 1

The simple answer is no, it will not biodegrade. In addition fluorite, under normal conditions is insoluble in water. However given enough pressure and temperature it is, (in common with almost everything else in the mineral world) and in fact most fluorite is found in hydrothermal ore deposits, pneumatolytic deposits and miarolitic cavities.

Answer 2

I wish to take issue with Michael1971. Fluorite contains two fluorine anions and one calcium cation. Since fluorine has a change of -1, and calcium has a charge of +2, they are both very easily ionized. This means that they are readily soluble in water. Fluorite is a good example of a salt, a better one than table salt or sodium chloride.

Answer 3

Firstly Fluorite is inorganic so there fore cannot bio-degrade. Fluoride can leave the water by two pathways, volatilization or precipitation. Desolved fluoride gas can be released from solution via volatilization, sort of like evaporisation but a little different. Then there is precipitation. Fluoride can bond with other elements in solution to form a solid and precipitate. The precipitate will then fall out of suspension and leave the water column.

Answer 4

Actually, it will eventually degrade when exposed to water and other conditions over enough time.

That's why well water in some areas of the world contain a lot of fluorine.

Answer 5

it will dissolve in good time fluorite is a mineral and all minerals dissolve.

Answer 6

first of all flourite is a mineral and not bological so it can not biograde.
It is composed of calcium flouride which is very stable and very insoluble so it will not decompose chemically over time.