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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 resources of Thailand.
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Fluorite — General Category Halide mineral Chemical formula CaF2 … Wikipedia
Fluorite — Flu or*ite, n. (Min.) Calcium fluoride ({CaF2}), a mineral of many different colors, white, yellow, purple, green, red, etc., often very beautiful, crystallizing commonly in cubes with perfect octahedral cleavage; also massive. It is used as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fluorite — s. f. [Mineralogia] Fluoreto natural de cálcio que se apresenta cristalizado em cubos ou octaedros de cores brilhantes e variadas. ♦ Grafia no Brasil: fluorita … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
fluorite — ► NOUN ▪ a mineral form of calcium fluoride … English terms dictionary
fluorite — [flôr′īt΄, floor′īt΄] n. [ FLUOR(O) + ITE1] a crystalline mineral, CaF2, with perfect cleavage, used as a flux, in glassmaking, etc. and as the principal source of fluorine; calcium fluoride: see MOHS SCALE … English World dictionary
Fluorite — Fluorine Fluorite CatégorieIV : halogénures Fluorite sur quartz Le Beix France (10x7cm) Général Catégorie … Wikipédia en Français
fluorite — /floor uyt, flawr , flohr /, n. a common mineral, calcium fluoride, CaF2, occurring in green, blue, purple, yellow, or colorless crystals, usually in cubes: the principal source of fluorine, used also as a flux in metallurgy and for ornament.… … Universalium
fluorite — fluorine [ flyɔrin ] n. f. • 1833; de fluor ♦ Chim. Fluorure de calcium naturel (cf. Spath fluor). On dit aussi FLUORITE . ● fluorite ou fluorine nom féminin Fluorure naturel de calcium, de formule CaF2, qui cristallise le plus souvent en cubes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
fluorite — fluoritas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mineralas. formulė CaF₂ atitikmenys: angl. fluorite rus. плавиковый шпат; флюорит … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
fluorite — fluoritas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. fluorite; fluorspar vok. Fluorit, m; Flußspat, m rus. плавиковый шпат, m; флюорит, m pranc. fluorine, m; spath fluor, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
