📚 noun • entry_id 28150
fluorite
/ˈflʊɚˌaɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
fluorina • fluorita
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.
Fluorite is an important natural resource of Thailand.
Near-synonym: calcium fluoride
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