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fluorite

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See also: Fluorite

English

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A deep green isolated fluorite crystal.

Etymology

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From fluor +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈflʊɚˌaɪt/, /ˈflɔɹˌaɪt/

Noun

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fluorite (countable and uncountable, plural fluorites)

  1. (mineralogy) A widely occurring mineral comprising calcium fluoride plus or minus impurities, of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid.
    Synonyms: fluor, fluorspar
    Hypernyms: mineral < material
    Hyponyms: blue John, Derbyshire spar
    Near-synonym: calcium fluoride
    Fluorite is an important natural resource of Thailand.

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Translations

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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Fluorite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • fluorite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Italian

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Etymology

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From fluoro +‎ -ite.

Noun

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fluorite f (plural fluoriti)

  1. fluorite

Further reading

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  • fluorite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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