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noun - a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light
FLUORSPAR - Not to be confused with Fluoride. Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is the mineral form of calcium fluoride, CaF2. It belongs to the halide minerals. ...
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See fluorite. |
a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light chief source of fluorine |
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Not to be confused with Fluoride. * Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is the mineral form of calcium fluoride, CaF2. It belongs to the halide minerals. It crystallizes in isometric cubic habit, although octahedral and more complex isometric forms are not uncommon. * The Mohs scale of mineral hardness, based on scratch hardness comparison, defines value 4 as Fluorite. * Fluorite is a colorful mineral, both in visible and ultraviolet light, and the stone has ornamental and lapidary uses. Industrially, fluorite is used as a flux for smelting, and in the production of certain glasses and enamels. The purest grades of fluorite are a source of fluoride for hydrofluoric acid manufacture, which is the intermediate source of most fluorine-containing fine chemicals. Optically clear transparent fluorite lenses have low dispersion, so lenses made from it exhibit less chromatic aberration, making them valuable in microscopes and telescopes. Fluorite optics are also usable in the far-ultraviolet and mid-in |