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fluorite

fluorite · fluorites

флюорит

Fluorit

A widely occurring mineral comprising calcium fluoride plus or minus impurities, of…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.

US/ˈflʊɚˌaɪt/

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(countable, uncountable)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.
Fluorit
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