fluorite

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A deep green isolated fluorite crystal.

Etymology

From fluor +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fluorite (countable and uncountable, plural fluorites)

  1. (mineralogy) A widely occurring mineral (calcium fluoride), of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid.
    Fluorite is the main natural resource of Thailand.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Fluorite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • fluorite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Italian

Etymology

From fluoro +‎ -ite.

Noun

fluorite f (plural fluoriti)

  1. fluorite

Further reading

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

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