fluorite
nounUS /ˈflʊɚˌaɪt/
Etymology From fluor + -ite.
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences 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.
- Near-synonym: calcium fluoride
- Fluorite is an important natural resource of Thailand.
- Derived terms
- antifluorite, fluoritization, hypofluorite, yttrofluorite