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fluo⋅rite

  [floor-ahyt, flawr-, flohr-]
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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.
Also called fluor, fluorspar, fluor spar.

Origin:
1865–70; < It; see fluor-, -ite 1
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Rethinking Fluoride
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fluor·ite   (flŏŏr'īt', flôr'-, flōr'-)   
n.  A mineral, essentially CaF2, that is often fluorescent in ultraviolet light and occurs in light green, blue, yellow, brown, and colorless forms. Also called fluor, fluorspar.
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Fluorite

Flu"or*ite\, n. (Min.) Calcium fluoride, 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 flux. Some varieties are used for ornamental vessels. Also called fluor spar, or simply fluor.
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fluorite   (flr'īt')  Pronunciation Key 
A transparent to translucent mineral occurring in many colors, especially yellow and purple, and usually in cube-shaped crystals with octahedral cleavage. It is found in sedimentary rocks and in ore deposits within igneous rocks. It is often fluorescent in ultraviolet light. Chemical formula: CaF2.
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