fluorite
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fluorite
- /ˈflʊɚˌaɪt/ US
- /ˈflɔɹˌaɪt/ US
noun fluorites
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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
Similar: fluor, fluorspar, calcium fluoride
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Talk about this word "fluorite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fluorite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fluorite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fluorite "fluorite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fluorite.Cite this
@misc{fluorite_2026,
title = {fluorite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fluorite},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
