fluorite
Meaning
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
Translations
fluorita
fluorite
Fluorit
fluorita
fluorita
fluorite
φθορίτης
فلوريت
fluoritPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈflʊɚˌaɪt/
Etymology
From fluor + -ite.
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